Anhalt-Zerbst 1676-CP 2/3 thaler KM-19.5

Sincona sale 47, lot 1293

This specimen was lot 1293 in Sincona sale 47 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"GERMANY, 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.)"

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 haven't located any for the Wiki) 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.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

Links to:

• 1675-CP ⅔ thaler
• 1676-SD 1/24 thaler
• Anhalt-Harzgerode 1676-SD 2/3 thaler KM-1.4
• 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 Anhalt-Zerbst