Saxony 1612 1/4 thaler KM-52
This specimen was lot 5390 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,551 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg I. und August, 1611-1615. 1/4 Reichstaler 1612, Dresden, auf das Vikariat. Mit breitem Hüftbild und kleiner Jahreszahl. R Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung "Cygnus in Nummis". (electorate of Saxony, John George I and August, 1611-15, quarter thaler of 1612, Dresden mint, on the vicariat, with broad bust and small date. Rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This vicariat issue accompanied a half thaler (KM 54) and thaler (KM 55). During the interregnum on the death of the emperor, the elector became vicar of the empire.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,14 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52, Clauß/Kahnt 63 b.
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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