View source for Anhalt-Zerbst 1676-CP 2/3 thaler KM-19.5

[[Image:Anhalt S47-1293.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 1293]]

This specimen was lot 1293 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GERMANY, [[German States, Anhalt-Dessau|Anhalt-Zerbst]], Herzogtum, Carl Wilhelm, 1667-1718. 2/3 Taler 1676, Zerbst. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. Leichte Prägeschwäche.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Anhalt-Zerbst, Charles William, 1667-1718, 2/3 thaler of 1676, Zerbst mint. Rare in this condition, Uncirculated, Magnificent condition, Slightly weakly struck.)"</blockquote> Two varieties exist for 1676: KM 16.4 (misaligned date) and KM 16.5 (horizontal date, shown here). Thalers from seventeenth century Anhalt are very rare (we have only one on the Wiki, [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1680 thaler Dav-A6035|Dav-A6035]]) so collectors make do with this denomination, which was roughly equal to a gulden. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 16.40 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Mann 250. Dav-204, KM 16.5. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018. 

''Links to:''
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1675-CP 2/3 thaler KM-19.3|1675-CP ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1676-SD 1/24 thaler|1676-SD 1/24 thaler]]
* [[Anhalt-Harzgerode 1676-SD 2/3 thaler KM-1.4]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1678-CP 2/3 thaler KM-16.7|Anhalt-Zerbst 1678 2/3 thaler]]
* [[Brandenburg 1676-GDZ 2/3 thaler KM-445.1]]
* [[Quedlinburg 1676-HIC 2/3 thaler KM-61]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-64]]
* [[Schwarzburg-Arnstadt 1676 2/3 thaler]]
* [[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1676-HM 2/3 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1676]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Anhalt-Dessau|Anhalt-Zerbst]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]