View source for Saxony 1694-IK 2/3 thaler KM-641

[[Image:K386-05407.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5407]]

This specimen was lot 5407 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €220 (about US$284 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg IV. 1691-1694. 2/3 Taler 1694, Dresden. Hübsche Patina, leicht justiert, vorzüglich.'' (electorate of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], John George IV, 1691-94, two-thirds thaler of 1694, Dresden mint. Handsome patina, lightly adjusted, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This gulden of Johann Georg IV was struck 1692-94 and is common. Another gulden, KM 655, was struck 1694-97 for Freidrich August and features a nearly identical bust with a big wig.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 16.86 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 641, Clauß/Kahnt 663; Dav-813. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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. 
* Davenport, John S., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023. 

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1693-IK 2/3 thaler KM-628|1693-IK ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1693-IK thaler Dav-7647|1693-IK thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1693 thaler Dav-7649|1693 klippe thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1693-IK 1/2 ducat Fr-2759|1693-IK half ducat, Johann Georg IV]]
* [[Saxony 1694-IK 1/3 thaler KM-651|1694-IK ⅓ thaler, death of Johann Georg IV]]
* [[Saxony 1694-IK 2/3 thaler KM-654|1694-IK ⅔ thaler, death of Johann Georg IV]]
* [[Saxony 1694-IK thaler Dav-7650|1694 thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1694-IK thaler Dav-7651|1694 thaler, death of Johann Georg IV]]
* [[Saxony 1694-IK ducat Fr-2758|1694 ducat]]
* [[Saxony 1695-EPH 2/3 thaler|1695-EPH ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1694]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 384, 385, 386]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]