Saxony 1670-CR 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 386, lot 5405

This specimen was lot 5405 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg II. 1656-1680. 1/4 Wechseltaler 1670, Dresden. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion WAG Online 116, Februar 2021, Nr. 1072. (electorate of Saxony, John George II, 1656-80, quarter thaler of 1670, Dresden mint. Extremely rare, attractive example with fine patina, choice very fine.)"

This type was struck 1656-68, 1675-80 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 449.1, Clauß/Kahnt 423.

Source:

  • 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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