Saxony 1747 2/3 thaler
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This specimen was lot 22405 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 2/3 Taler, 1747. Friedrich August II (1733-63). NGC VF-30. On the marriage of Prince Friedrich Christian to Anna of Bavaria. Toned and attractive." Whereas previous weddings, baptisms, funerals and the like had occasioned the release of a range of silver and gold commemoratives, this seems to be the only one issued for this event, suggesting the impoverishment of the Saxon state as a result of the War of the Austrian Succession.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.8 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-922.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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