Quedlinburg 1676-GF 2/3 thaler KM-B52

Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1271

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^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, QUEDLINBURG, Abbaye, Anna Sophia de Palatinat-Birkenfeld (1645-1680), AR 2/3 Taler, 1676GF. D/ Monogramme couronné. R/ Ecu couronné. Très Beau. (Germany, abbey of Quedlinburg, Anna Sophia of Pfalz-Birkenfeld, 1645-80, silver two-thirds thaler of 1676. Obverse: crowned monogram; reverse: crowned arms. Very Fine.)"

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. 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.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1675-GF thaler, 30th anniversary of the investiture of the abbess
• 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
• 1676-GDZ ⅔ thaler, Minden mint
• 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