County of Khevenhüler-Metsch. Johann Joseph, 1742-1776, Prince since 1763. Ducat 1761, Wien mint, AV 23 mm, 3.48 g. Dies by Anton Widemann. Bust right in the full regalia of the Order of the Fleece, draped with the order’s chain. Rev. Two lions support the coat of arms of Metsch-Khevenhüller-Weißpriach-Kellerberg, with inescutcheon of Aufenstein-Mansdorf beneath a count’s coronet. F. 549 (under Eggenberg, Headline Khevenhüller is missing); Holzmair 40; Pavliček/Schön 1; Schön 2. Very rare. Light scratches on obverse, good very fine NGC AU Details Obv scratched (2188258-011) The inscription ‘S PRINS’ on the arm raises questions: no die-cutter or designer by the name of Prins can be identified. An interesting suggestion for an interpretation was put forward in 1979 by Peter Scharenberg (Zur Münzprägung des Grafen und späteren Fürsten Johann Josef Khevenhüller-Metsch, Mitteilungen der Österreichi­schen Numismatischen Gesellschaft XXI, 1979, p 18-22): He interprets the letters as part of the motto JE L'AY EMPRINS on the regalia of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Please find here the video of the coin