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[[Image:K353-3782.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3782]]

This specimen was lot 3782 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €30 (about US$42 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1758, Münzzeichen Stern, Dresden. Prägung während des Siebenjährigen Krieges. Schwach ausgeprägt, sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Heinz-W. Müller 77, Solingen 1994, Nr. 2522.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler, star mintmark, Dresden mint, struck during the Seven Years War. Weakly struck, very fine.)"</blockquote> This was the first time this denomination was struck in Prussia since 1741. It was actually struck on contract by a private mintmaster at the Dresden mint, then occupied by Prussian troops. It was accompanied by a twelve mariengroschen ([[Prussia 1758 12 mariengroschen|KM E284]]) and a six mariengroschen ([[Prussia 1758 6 mariengroschen|KM D284]]). The specification given here is that used for the postwar issue (KM 303); we suspect that it was actually debased.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 8,05 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 284, Olding 343; Kluge 341. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Prussia 1757-D 4 mariengroschen|1757-D 4 mariengroschen]]
* [[Prussia 1757-C 6 groscher|1757-C 6 groscher]]
* [[Prussia 1757-E 6 groscher|1757-E 6 groscher]]
* [[Prussia 1757-A 18 groscher KM-B284|1757-A 18 groscher, armored bust]]
* [[Prussia 1757-F 1/6 thaler|1757-F 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Prussia 1757-E 6 groscher|1757-E 6 groscher]]
* [[Prussia 1757-B ducat Fr-2375|1757-B ducat]]
* [[Prussia 1757-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2392|1757-A ''friedrichs d'or'', uniformed bust]]
* [[Prussia 1757-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2395|1757-A ''friedrichs d'or'', bare bust]]
* [[Prussia 1758-B 18 kreuzer|1758-B 18 kreuzer, crowned bust with sword]]
* [[Prussia 1758 6 mariengroschen|1758 6 mariengroschen, Dresden mint]]
* [[Prussia 1758-A 18 groscher KM-B284|1758-A 18 groscher, armored bust]]
* [[Prussia 1758-A 18 groscher KM-C284.1|1758-A 18 groscher, crowned bust]]
* [[Prussia 1758-F 18 groscher|1758-F 18 groscher, crowned bust]]
* [[Prussia 1758 1/3 thaler KM-285|1758 ⅓ thaler, Dresden mint, no mint mark]]
* [[Prussia 1758 12 mariengroschen|1758 12 mariengroschen, Dresden mint]]
* [[Prussia 1759 1/3 thaler|1759 ⅓ thaler, Dresden mint, no mint mark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1758]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]