Saxe-Alt Weimar 1583 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 1749 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €220 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE-WEIMAR, Friedrich Wilhelm et Johann (1573-1603), AR demi-Taler, 1583, Saalfeld. D/ B. de trois quarts à d., vêtu d'un manteau de fourrure, séparant la date. R/ B. de trois quarts à g., vêtu d'un manteau de fourrure. Petits coups sur la tranche. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Frederick William and John, 1573-1603, silver half thaler of 1583, Saalfeld mint. Obverse: bust three-quarters facing right, wearing a fur mantle, dividing the date; reverse: bust three-quarters facing left, wearing a fur mantle. Minor rim nicks, about Very Fine.)"
The duchy of Saxe-Weimar was created and fell extinct three times. This issue is from the first creation, "Saxe-Old Weimar". This type was struck 1582-1585, with the 1585 being a rare date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,40 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB45, Koppe 39.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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