¼ Thaler - August I
Features
| Issuer |
Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line)
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince elector |
Augustus I (August I) (1553-1586)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1557-1571 |
| Value | ¼ Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.9 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Thickness | 0.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 83704 |
| References | MB# 190 Norman Douglas Nicol. Standard Catalog of German Coins. Krause Publications (2 volumes).Claus Keilitz, Christian A. Kohl; 1996. Talerteilstücke des Kurfürstentums Sachsen 1500-1547: erweiterter Typenkatalog der Gemeinschaftsprägungen beider sächsischer Linien, sowie der von beiden Linien allein herausgegebenen Münzen : 1500-1547. Münzhandlung Christian A. Kohl, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. |
Obverse
Bust right, holding sword over right shoulder, divides date, titles of August I.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AVGVSTVS.DEI.GRATIA.DVX.SAXONIAE
Translation: August, by the grace of God, duke of Saxony.
Reverse
Oval 2-fold arms of electoral and ducal Saxony in ornamented frame, titles continued.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SACRI.ROM.IMP.ARCHIM.ET.ELECT
Unabridged legend: Sacri Romani Imperii Archimarescalus et Elector.
Translation: Archmarschall and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
Mint
Dresden, GermanyMark
| HB | Hans Biener, Mint Master, Dresden, Banská Štiavnica (1556-1604) |
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| 1562 | HB | 156Z | |||||||||||||
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| 1571 | HB | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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