LEOPOLD I (HOGMOUTH) SILVER 15 KREUZER______Hapsburgs of Austria_____DATED 1677

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FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL SILVER 15 KREUZER OF EMPEROR LEOPOLD I (HOGMOUTH) OF AUSTRIA FROM 1657 - 1705 AD (DATED 1677) .
Larger Coin that is holed with a slightly bent flan
Leopold was the longest ruling Hapsburg Emperor at 46 years and 9 months.
THE SIZE IS 30.0 MM AND 6.14 GRAMS.
OBVERSE – Smaller young laureate young portrait looking right, with long straight hair. Face value (XV) and the inscription is on a ribbon Lettering: LEOPOLD · D · G · R · I · (XV) S · A · G · H · B · REX · Translation: Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Leopold, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia.
REVERSE – Glorified and crowned radiant Madonna seated with child on her left arm, scepter in the right. Crowned twofold Hungarian shield below. Inscription on a ribbon, date on the top - on the ribbon ettering: PATRONA · HVNGARIÆ · 1677 K B Translation: Protector of Hungary
EMPEROR LEOPOLD I
Leopold was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain, Leopold became heir apparent in 1654 by the death of his elder brother Ferdinand IV. Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the longest-ruling Habsburg emperor (at 46 years and 9 months).
Leopold's reign is known for conflicts with the Ottoman Empire in the east and rivalry with Louis XIV, a contemporary and first cousin, in the west. Leopold fought three wars against France: the Franco-Dutch War, the Nine Years' War, and the War of the Spanish Succession.
Leopold was a man of industry and education, and during his later years, he showed some political ability. Regarding himself as an absolute sovereign, he was extremely tenacious of his rights. Greatly influenced by the Jesuits, he was a staunch proponent of the Counter-Reformation. In person, he was short, but strong and healthy. Although he had no inclination for a military life, he loved exercise in the open air, such as hunting and riding; he also had a taste and talent for music and composed several Oratorios and Suites of Dances.
WHY HOGMOUTH AS A NICKNAME?
What history remembers Leopold for, however, is a condition known scientifically as mandibular prognathism—a genetic defect in which the lower half of the jaw is longer than the upper, known colloquially as the Habsburg jaw. The royal lines of Europe were famously inbred, and Leopold’s line was no exception. First cousins married first cousins, who then married other first cousins, and recessive genetic defects exploded.
This silver coin, a 15 kreuzer piece , gives an almost cartoonish portrait, and is said to not accurately reflect his actual profile. While no one would accuse the Emperor of being a handsome man, Leopold was less deformed than the unflattering portrait he chose to display on his coinage. Indeed, it is widely believed that it was this coin type that gave rise to the “Hogmouth” nickname.
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