Description & Technical information

Coin in the lid:

Inscription refers to the four sons of Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxe-Weimar, successive rulers from 1602 to 1625.

Coin in the bottom shows three other princely sons.

Date:  c. 1650
Period:  17th century
Origin:  Saxony
Medium: Silver, parcel-gilt, cast, chased
Dimensions: 18 cm (7¹/₈ inches)
Categories: Works of Art