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[[Image:JE149-1271.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1271]]
[[Image:Quedlinburg 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Quedlinburg in 1648, between Goslar and Halberstadt]]

This specimen was lot 1271 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €240 (about US$325 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, QUEDLINBURG, Abbaye, Anna Sophia de Palatinat-Birkenfeld (1645-1680), AR 2/3 Taler, 1676GF. D/ Monogramme couronné. R/ Ecu couronné. Très Beau.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brandenburg|abbey of Quedlinburg]], Anna Sophia of Pfalz-Birkenfeld, 1645-80, silver two-thirds thaler of 1676. Obverse: crowned monogram; reverse: crowned arms. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1675-76 during the peak of the fad for gulden or two-thirds thalers. The abbess also struck other gulden that year (KM 52, KM 54. [[Quedlinburg 1676-HIC 2/3 thaler KM-61|KM 61]], KM 63, KM 64), all with her bust on the obverse.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 15.50-16.55 g, silver, 36-37 mm diameter, this specimen 16,32 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM B52, Mehl, Quedlinburg, 517; Dav-776. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Quedlinburg 1675-GF thaler Dav-5727|1675-GF thaler, 30th anniversary of the investiture of the abbess]]
* [[Quedlinburg 1676-HIC 2/3 thaler KM-61|1676-HIC ⅔ thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Anhalt-Harzgerode 1676-SD 2/3 thaler KM-1.4]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1676-CP 2/3 thaler KM-19.5]]
* [[Brandenburg 1676-GDZ 2/3 thaler KM-445.1|1676-GDZ ⅔ thaler, Minden mint]]
* [[Brandenburg 1676-CS 2/3 thaler|1676-CS ⅔ thaler, Berlin mint]]
* [[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]]

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