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Latest revision as of 10:03, 19 May 2026
This specimen was lot 1596 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €240 (about US$311 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Johann Georg Ier (1615-1656), AR demi-Taler, 1647 CR, Dresde. D/ B. de l'électeur à d., ten. une épée sur l'épaule et un heaume. R/ Ecu orné. Très Beau. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, silver half thaler of 1647, Dresden mint. Obverse: half-length bust of the elector to right, holding a sword and a helmet; reverse: ornate arms. Very Fine.)"
This half thaler was struck 1630-56 and is probably the most common Saxon half thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 410, Kohl 162; Mers. 1096.
- Craig, William D., 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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