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

Sincona sale 47, lot 1293

This specimen was lot 1293 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, 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 have only one on the Wiki, Dav-A6035) 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, Zürich: 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