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1 Thaler - Frederick William II

Features

Issuer Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg (German States)
Duke Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II) (1603-1669)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1639
Value 1 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1583-1840)
Composition Silver
Weight 28.75 g
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
558726
References KM# 364
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Dav ST# 7383
John Stewart Davenport; 1976. German Secular Talers 1600-1700. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
, Schnee# 302
Gernot Schnee; 1982. Sächsische Taler 1500-1800 und Abschläge von Talerstempeln in Gold und Silber: Dukaten, Mehrfach-Taler, Halbtaler. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
, KOR# 428
Otto Kozinowski, Jürgen Otto, Hubert Ruß; 2005. Die Münzen des Fürsten- und Herzogtums Coburg von 1577 bis 1918. Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).

Obverse

Bust to right, 2 genii holding wreath above head, 3 shields of arms below, no legend

Reverse

13-line inscription, with R.N. dates, in ornamented rhombus

Script: Latin

Lettering:
D. G
IOH: PHI
LIP. DVX. SAX
IVL. CLIV. MONT
LANDG. THVRING
MARCH. MISN. COM. DE
MARCH. ET. RAVENS: DN
IN. RAVENS: NAT. VII.
KL. IAN. Ao MDXCVII
MORT: KL. APR:
ANNO.
MDC
XXXIX.

Unabridged legend: Dei gratia Johannes Philippus, Dux Saxoniae, Iuliaci, Cliviae et Montium, Landgravius Thuringiae, Marchio Misniae, Comes et Dominus in Ravensberg, in Ravensberg natus septimo Kalendas Ianuarii anno 1597, mortuus Kalendis Aprilis anno 1639.

Translation:
By the Grace of God, Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxony, of Jülich, Cleves and Berg, Landgrave of Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Count and Lord of Ravensberg.
Born in Ravensberg on the seventh day before the Kalends of January in the year 1597.
Died on the Kalends of April in the year 1639.

Mint

Saalfeld, Germany

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1639  MDCXXXIX

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