Brandenburg 1690-IE 2/3 thaler

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2138

This specimen was lot 2138 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMANY | Brandenburg.Prussia. Friedrich III. (I.), 1688-1713. 2/3 Taler 1690 IE, Magdeburg. Mit der Signatur IE (Johann Ehlers, Münzmeister in Magdeburg). Fast vorzüglich. Leicht berieben. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick III, 1688-1713, two thirds thaler of 1690, Magdeburg mint, with mintmaster's initials IE. About extremely fine, lightly polished.)"

This type was struck 1689-95 at Magdeburg. The products of this mint are common like those of Berlin (KM 556). The final third of the seventeenth century saw a profusion of issues of this denomination. See also issues from Minden, Cleve and Halberstadt.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 17.18 g.

Catalog reference: KM 557, von Schrötter 167. Dav-273.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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