Saxony 1624-HI 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 3784 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €195 (about US$276 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg I., 1615-1656. 1/2 Reichstaler 1624, Dresden. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, half thaler of 1624, Dresden mint. Handsome patina, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1624-29 and is likely scarcer than the matching thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 14,31 g.
Catalog reference: KM 389, Clauß/Kahnt 178.
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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