Saxony 1818-IGS 1/3 thaler
This specimen was part of lot 1253 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), which it sold for €775 (about US$1,045 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich August I. 1806-1827. Konv.-Taler 1821 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1820 geändert), IGS. Ausbeute. Dazu: 1/3 Taler 1818 IGS. R 2 Stück., Sehr schön. Exemplare der Slg. Horn. (kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I, 1806-27, convention thaler of 1821/0, mining, and one-third thaler of 1818, two pieces, very fine.)"
Friedrich August was a staunch ally of Napoleon and was rewarded by being promoted to king but he waited too long to switch sides after Napoleon's defeat, for which he was punished at the Congress of Vienna by the loss of half his territory. This issue of 1818 and 1821 is the most common of this denomination minted during his reign.
Recorded mintage: 19,000.
Specification: 7.015 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 1079.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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