Saxe-Neu-Weimar 1661 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 1290 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it was withdrawn. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-WEIMAR, HERZOGTUM, Errata : Zurückgezogen Wilhelm, 1640-1662. 1/2 Reichstaler 1661, Weimar, auf die hennebergische Teilung und die Huldigung. Berieben, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Weimar, William, 1640-62, half thaler of 1661, Weimar mint, on the partition of Henneberg and the receipt of its homage. Polished, very fine to extremely fine.)"
When Saxe-Middle-Weimar lapsed in 1640, a new Saxe-Weimar was created which lasted until World War One. When Saxe-Eisenach lapsed in 1741, it was added and the new polity was called Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The legends are in German and are written in Fraktur rather than the usual Roman letters; this may actually be a medal.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Koppe 347, KM-unlisted.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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