Saxony 1703-ILH 2/3 thaler

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38400
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This specimen was lot 38400 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 2/3 Taler, 1703-ILH. Friedrich August I. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details." This type was struck 1697-1705 and is fairly common tho choice examples are few. The obverse legend, "DG • FRID• AUGUST• REX• POLONIARUM•", refers to the elector's title as king of Poland.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-819; KM-685.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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