Saxony 1694-IK 1/3 thaler KM-651

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74592

This specimen was lot 74592 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 1/3 Taler (1/2 Gulden), 1694. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg IV. PCGS AU-53. Commemorating the death of the Elector. Fairly evenly toned, this barely-circulated specimen presents an elegant appearance and retains some hints of brilliance throughout." The electors of Saxony issued an extensive series of gulden (⅔ thaler) and half gulden (⅓ thaler) in the late seventeenth century. Common in worn condition, they are today scarce in upper grades. See also KM 640 and KM 652 for 1694.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-651.

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:

• 1691-IK ⅓ thaler, death of Johann Georg III
• 1692-IK ⅓ thaler
• 1693-IK ⅔ thaler
• 1694-IK ⅔ thaler, Johann Georg IV
• 1694-IK ⅔ thaler, death of Johann Georg IV
• 1694 thaler
• 1694 thaler, death of Johann Georg IV
• 1694-IK ducat
• 1697-EPH ⅓ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1694