Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1682-HM 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 4505 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, AB 1672 SACHSEN-GOTHA-ALTENBURG Friedrich I. allein, 1675-1680-1691. 2/3 Taler 1682, Gotha. Winz. Randfehler, min. berieben, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Leipziger Münzhandlung 73, Leipzig 2011, Nr. 2225. (duchy of Saxe-Gotha, Frederick I, ruling alone, 1675-91, two-thirds thaler of 1682, Gotha mint. Small edge defects, some tooling, extremely fine.)"
Ernest the Pious, duke of Saxe-Gotha, inherited Saxe-Altenburg in 1672 from its duke Frederick William III. Ernest's death in 1675 caused another reshuffle but his heir, Frederick I, managed to retain both Gotha and Altenburg and assumed the title of duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1680. His line survived until 1825. This denomination was first struck in Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1681 (KM 16), followed by this issue of 1682. Quite a few types were struck until 1694, after which none were made until 1764.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 29, Dav-859; Steguweit 69.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
Links:
- 1675 thaler, death of the duke
- 1675 thaler, on the death of the duke
- Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1675-91) 1-1/2 thaler
- Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1675-91) 2 thaler Dav-LS423
- 1680 thaler, for the construction of the Friedrichswerth castle
- Saxony 1682-CF 2/3 thaler
- Saxe-Eisenberg 1682-HM 2/3 thaler
- (1683-88)-IGW 1½ thaler, fire altar reverse
- (1683-88)-IGW 1½ thaler, crown and scepter reverse
- 1684-IGW quarter ducat
- 1687-IGW thaler
- Saxe-Romhild 1690 2/3 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1682