Brandenburg 1690-IE 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 2138 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$170 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY | Brandenburg.Prussia. Friedrich III. (I.), 1688-1713. 2/3 Taler 1690 IE, Magdeburg. Mit der Signatur IE (Johann Ehlers, Münzmeister in Magdeburg). Fast vorzüglich. Leicht berieben. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick III, 1688-1713, two thirds thaler of 1690, Magdeburg mint, with mintmaster's initials IE. About extremely fine, lightly polished.)"
This type was struck 1689-95 at Magdeburg. The products of this mint are common like those of Berlin (KM 556). The final third of the seventeenth century saw a profusion of issues of this denomination. See also issues from Minden, Cleve and Halberstadt.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 17.18 g.
Catalog reference: KM 557, von Schrötter 167. Dav-273.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
Link to:
- 1689-LCS ⅔ thaler
- 1689 ducat
- 1690-LCS ⅔ thaler, Berlin mint
- 1690-SD ⅔ thaler Stargard mint
- 1690-BH ⅔ thaler, Minden mint
- 1691-WH ⅔ thaler, Cleves mint
- Coins and currency dated 1690