Saxony 1692-IK 2/3 thaler KM-628

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55798

This specimen was lot 55798 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 2/3 Taler, 1692-IK. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg IV. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. From the Augustana Collection." This gulden was struck 1692-93 and is common. It was contemporaneous with KM 641, which has two shields on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-812; KM-628.

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:

• 1691-IK ⅔ thaler, 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
• 1693-IK ⅔ thaler, four shields reverse
• 1693-SD ⅔ thaler, two shields reverse
• 1694-IK ⅔ thaler, Johann Georg IV
• 1694-IK ⅔ thaler, death of Johann Georg IV
• Coins and currency dated 1692