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alex1237 in eBay Copyright Theft
alex1237 , of Slough, United Kingdom, stole our 1976 Austrian Babenberg Commemorative 1000 Schillings photographs to use on eBay, and failed to tell buyers the image was not of the same coin or coins he was selling, that the coin was a restrike. Totally dishonest!
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Austrian 1000 Schilling 976 - 1976: Einsetzung der Babenberger
Classification: KM 2933; Weight: 13.5g
This attractive commemorative coin celebrates the millennium of the advent of the Babenberg dynasty, the rulers of Austria from 976 till 1246. The obverse features the heraldic eagle of the Austrian Republic with the legend:
REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH
SCHILLING
1000
The reverse shows a knight carrying a pennant on horseback within a circle. This is surrounded by the legend:
976 - 1976
EINSETZUNG DER BABENBERGER
Who were the Babenbergs...?
Descended from a powerful Frankish family of the 9th century, they were amongst the most famous rulers of early Medieval Europe. The Holy Roman Emperor Otto II created Count Leopold of Babenberg margrave of the Eastern march (i.e. Austria) in A.D. 976. ('Margrave' is the German equivalent of the noble rank 'marquess'. The margraves guarded the frontiers of the Holy Roman Empire against Charlemagne). Among Leopold's successors were Leopold III (1073-1136), who became patron saint of Austria after his canonisation in 1485, and Henry II, the first Duke of Austria from 1156-1177. Duke Leopold V (1177-1194) took part in the Third Crusade but a quarrel with Richard I of England led to Richard's imprisonment in one of Leopold's castles. The 'Lionheart' was eventually freed but only after an enormous ransom had been paid.
Leopold VI (1198-1230) brought the Babenberg dynasty its greatest power and status. He married the Byzantine princess Theodora Angeloi, thus allying Austria with the powerful Byzantine Empire. Under Leopold's rule the Gothic style of architecture reached Austria - his palace of Klosterneuberg is known as the first Gothic building on the Danube.
End of the dynasty....
In 1251 Austria passed to Ottocar II of Bohemia, thus ending nearly 300 years of Babenberg rule. Under the Babenbergs, Austria had become prosperous and secure, maintaining friendly relations with its neighbours. The Babenbergs had achieved all this by using, amongst other things, intermarriage with some of the most powerful ruling families in Europe. It can be said that the Babenbergs were in part responsible for the multinational character of the later Habsburg empire.
Technical Specifications
There are at least seven different specifications which have been used for Austrian 1,000 schilling coins.
Date Denomination Diameter Weight Fineness Gold Content
1976 1,000 Schillings 27 13.5000 .900 .3906
Key to Table
Diameter = diameter in millimetres.
Weight = weight in grams.
Fineness in parts per thousands.
Gold Content = Fine gold content in troy ounces.
Prices & Availability
Date Description Grade Mintage Availability
1976 1000 Years of the Babenberger Dynasty Uncirculated 1,800,000 Yes
Passed down through the family, lovely example of a fine coin.
Please feel free to ask a question
This item is currently being advertised elsewhere and the seller reserves the right to withdraw this item if sold off site.
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Seller ID | Item Number | Date | Description | Price
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alex1237 | 190350488852 | 18th Nov 2009 | Austrian 1000 Schilling 976 - 1976 Gold Coin | £50
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What's Wrong?
We invest a great deal of time, effort, and cost into creating some of the best photographic coin images on the internet. We strongly object when lazy and dishonest people decide to use them without a by your leave or thanks, doing so in competition with us.
Copyright theft is dishonest. We recommend you avoid doing business with dishonest dealers.
This particular eBay seller not only stole our images of a 1976 Austrian Babenberg Commemorative 1000 Schillings, he used it to sell his own coin on eBay. He did not mention to potential buyers that the high quality photographs of a mint condition coin was not his own photograph, or that his coin may not have been in mint condition.
It's possible he is ignorant of such fine points, or just plain ignorant.
He also used the text content of one of our pages in its entirety, which also contravenes copyright law. He could have simply linked to our page. From his point of view, the disadvantage of this is that buyers could probably buy a mint coin from us for the same, or less, money.
It is always possible, even likely, that sellers who steal photographs do not own a similar coin, and have the intention to totally defraud potential buyers.
The vendor is not only cheating us by stealing our copyright images, he is fraudulently or ignorantly misleading and deceiving all potential buyers. Gaining pecuniary advantage by deception is the definition of fraud.
Price
The seller was asking a starting price of £50
He would probably get more by selling to us when eBay's new 10% selling fees are taken into account, even ignoring PayPal fees.
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