View source for Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-79

[[Image:Sayn-W-H K293-1320.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1320]]
[[Image:Sayn 1789.JPG|550px|thumb|Sayn and Wittgenstein in 1789]]

This specimen was lot 1320 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €120 (about US$162 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SAYN, SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-HOHENSTEIN, GRAFSCHAFT, Gustav, 1657-1701. 2/3 Taler 1676, unbestimmte Münzstätte. Sehr schön +.'' ([[Germany]], county of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, Gustav, 1657-1701, two-thirds thaler of 1676, unknown mint. Very fine or better)"</blockquote> The SCWC lists KM-51, -54, -A55, -57, -58, -61, -62, -63, [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-64|-64]], [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-65|-65]], -66, [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-67|-67]], -68, -69, -70, -78 and -79 for 1676, this one appears to be KM-79. This denomination was struck 1673-91 only. The county of Sayn was a very small state between the archbishopric of Cologne and the duchy of Nassau and this is the most available denomination.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' Dav-917; M.-J./V. 297 a, KM 79.

''[[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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017. 

''Link to:''
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein (1623-1626) goldgulden Fr-3054]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1675-IB 2/3 thaler KM-58]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 1676-I VB 2/3 thaler KM-47]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-64]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-65]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-67]]
* [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1677 24 mariengroschen KM-42]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1676]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Cologne]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]