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[[Image:K353-3498.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, part of lot 3498]]
 
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This specimen was part of lot 3498 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. ...b) 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1777 B, Breslau. Greisenantlitz. Erworben am 13.9.1984. 2 Stück., Sehr schön und fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler of 1777, Breslau mint, old head. [One of] two pieces, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1774-86 at Berlin, Breslau and Konigsberg. This superseded KM 303 of 1764-74 which featured a youthful bust of the king. The 1/12 thaler was retired in 1772 and the 1/6 thaler was retired in 1778 but this denomination carried on to the end of the century. One third thaler was half a gulden.
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This specimen was part of lot 3498 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. ...b) 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1777 B, Breslau. Greisenantlitz. Erworben am 13.9.1984. 2 Stück., Sehr schön und fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler of 1777, Breslau mint, old head. [One of] two pieces, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1774-86 at Berlin, Breslau and Konigsberg. This superseded KM 303 of 1764-74 which featured a youthful bust of the king. The 1/12 thaler was retired in 1772 and the 1/6 thaler was retired in 1778 but this denomination carried on to the end of the century. One third thaler was half a gulden.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date.

Latest revision as of 23:24, 30 November 2024

Künker sale 353, part of lot 3498

This specimen was part of lot 3498 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. ...b) 1/3 Reichstaler preuß. 1777 B, Breslau. Greisenantlitz. Erworben am 13.9.1984. 2 Stück., Sehr schön und fast vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, one third thaler of 1777, Breslau mint, old head. [One of] two pieces, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1774-86 at Berlin, Breslau and Konigsberg. This superseded KM 303 of 1764-74 which featured a youthful bust of the king. The 1/12 thaler was retired in 1772 and the 1/6 thaler was retired in 1778 but this denomination carried on to the end of the century. One third thaler was half a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.666 fine silver, this specimen is 8,25 g.

Catalog reference: KM 329, Kluge 145.4; Olding 90.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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