Saxony 1691-IK 1/3 thaler KM-613

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74591

This specimen was lot 74591 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/3 Taler (1/2 Gulden), 1691. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg III. PCGS AU-55. Commemorating the death of the Elector. Rather deeply toned around the devices, with alluring contrast and not much in the way of actual wear." also KM 578 (Johann Georg III)

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-613.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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