View source for Anhalt-Zerbst 1676-SD 1/24 thaler

[[Image:K386-04899.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 4899]]

This specimen was lot 4899 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €260 (about US$336 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ANHALT-ZERBST, FÜRSTENTUM. Carl Wilhelm, 1667-1718. 1/24 Taler (Groschen) 1676, Zerbst. Münzmeister Simon (Siegmund) Dannies. Sehr schön.'' (principality of [[German States, Anhalt-Dessau|Anhalt-Zerbst]], Charles William, 1667-1718, 1/24 thaler or groschen of 1676. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This tiny state was actually in Anhalt at all, but on the North Sea. Its most famous daughter was the princess who later became Catherine the Great of Russia. This type was struck 1675-77 and is moderately priced.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 1,74 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 22, Mann 258 d. 

''[[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. 
* <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:''
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1675-CP 2/3 thaler KM-19.3|1675-CP ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1676-CP 2/3 thaler KM-19.5|1676-CP ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1678-CP 2/3 thaler KM-16.7|1678-CP ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1676]]

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