Brandenburg-Ansbach 1678 1/6 thaler

from Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1136

This specimen was lot 1136 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH: Johann Friedrich, 1667-1686, AR 1/6 thaler, 1678, PCGS graded MS63, ex Don Erickson Collection." This 1/6 thaler equalled one quarter gulden and was struck 1676-79.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.10 g, silver, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-82.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• 1676 1/6 thaler
• Brandenburg-Ansbach 1679 2/3 thaler
• Brandenburg 1680 6 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1678
• return to coins of German States, Brandenburg