Live auction - fwo_463776 - GERMANY - DUCHY OF SAXONY - ALBERTINE LINE - CHRISTIAN II, JOHN-GEORGE AND AUGUSTUS Thaler dit “des trois frères” 1598 Dresde
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 180 € |
| Maximum bid : | 180 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 January 2018 17:05:34 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Thaler dit “des trois frères”
Date: 1598
Mint name / Town : Dresde
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 40 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 28,14 g.
Edge : lisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : (GLOBE CRUCIGÈRE)CHRISTIAN. IOHAN: GEORG. ET. AVGVSTVS.
Obverse description : Bustes de Christian, Jean-Gorges et Auguste ; au-dessus 15-98.
Obverse translation : (Christian, Jean Georges et Auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : FRAT: ET. DV-CES. SAXON..
Reverse description : Écu à multiples quartiers sommé de trois cimiers ; HB à droite du cimier central.
Reverse translation : (Frères et ducs de Saxe).
Commentary
Ces thalers ont été frappés sans interruption de 1592 à 1600.
These thalers were minted continuously from 1592 to 1600
These thalers were minted continuously from 1592 to 1600
Historical background
GERMANY - DUCHY OF SAXONY - ALBERTINE LINE - CHRISTIAN II, JOHN-GEORGE AND AUGUSTUS
(1591-1611)
Christian II, Jean-Georges and Auguste, the sons of Christian I (1586-1591), belong to the Albertine line of the Saxony family. On the death of their father, a distant cousin of the Ernestine line, Frederick-William of Saxe-Altenburg, was appointed regent from 1591 to 1602 for the three brothers Christian II (1591-1611), Auguste (1591-1615) and Jean -George I (1591-1656). From 1615, Jean-Georges I reigned alone. On his death in 1656, his eldest son, Jean-Georges II, succeeded him (1656-1680).
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