Saxony 1691-IK 2/3 thaler KM-571

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55796

This specimen was lot 55796 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 2/3 Taler, 1691-IK. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg III. NGC MS-64. From the Augustana Collection." This gulden was struck 1680-91 and is common. Another gulden struck in 1691 (KM 615) marked the elector's death.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-810; KM-571.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1690-IK ⅔ thaler
• 1691-IK ⅓ thaler, death of Johann Georg III
• 1691-IK ⅔ thaler, death of Johann Georg III
• 1691-IK thaler, death of Johann Georg III, bust obverse
• 1691-IK thaler, death of Johann Georg III, flag obverse
• 1692-IK ⅓ thaler
• 1692-IK ⅔ thaler, four shields reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1691