Saxony 1669 8 groschen
This specimen was lot 4446 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €240 (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg II., 1656-1680. 1/3 Taler zu 8 Groschen 1669, Leipzig, für die Markgrafschaft Meißen. R Kl. Randfehler und Kratzer, sonst sehr schön +. (electorate of Saxony, John George II, 1656-80, one-third thaler or eight groschen of 1669, Leipzig mint, struck for Meissen. Rare, minor edge defects and scratches, otherwise very fine or better.)"
This type was struck at Leipzig 1669 only and is rare. We also note a 1669 gulden from the same mint (KM 526). The Dresden mint struck a one-third thaler of conventional design (KM 522).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 9,56 g.
Catalog reference: KM 527.1, Clauß/Kahnt 464.
- 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, 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.
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