Saxe-Weimar 1677 2/3 thaler KM-105

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1297

This specimen was lot 1297 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €120 (about US$163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE-WEIMAR, Johann Ernst (1662-1683), AR Gulden (2/3 Taler), 1677. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné. Très Beau. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Weimar, John Ernest, 1662-83, silver gulden or two-thirds thaler of 1677. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1677-78 during the peak of the fad for gulden or two-thirds thalers. A similar type exists (KM 104) with the duke's bust in a circle.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-105, Mers. 3918; Dav-892.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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