Saxony 1482 1/2 groschen

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CNG Triton XXVIII, lot 6357

This specimen was lot 6357 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY, Sachsen (Duchy & Electorate). Ernst, with Albrecht. 1464-1486. AR Half Schwertgroschen. Zwickau or Schneeberg mint. Dated 1482. Coat-of-arms within trilobe / Coat-of-arms within trilobe. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4824370-001, graded AU 55. From the Robert Levinson Collection. Ex Horn Collection." This type and numerous other halbe schwertgroschen of the period 1475-82 are listed in the SCWC under Saxe-Wittenberg, an old splinter of the Saxon duchies which was abolished in 1500. Since most of the coinage were joint issues anyway, we present them under plain Saxony. We summarize the catalog listings for this denomination as follows:

  • KM MB126: Freiberg mint, dated (14)75.
  • KM MB127: Gotha mint, dated (14)75 with rosette mintmark.
  • KM MB128: Colditz mint, dated (14)75.
  • KM MB129: Leipzig mint, dated (14)75 with six-pointed star mintmark.
  • KM MB130: Freiberg mint, dated (14)75.
  • KM MB131: Colditz mint, dated (14)75.
  • KM MB132: Colditz mint, dated (14)75.
  • KM MB143: Zwickau mint, dated (14)78.
  • KM MB150: Zwickau and Schneeberg mints, dated (14)82 with trefoil mintmark.
  • KM MB151: Zwickau and Schneeberg mints, dated (14)82.
  • KM MB152: Freiberg mint, dated (14)82.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 25 mm diameter, 2.05 g, 2 h axis.

Catalog reference: Levinson I-185, KM MB150 (listed under Saxe-Wittenberg).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.

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