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1⁄48 Talara / Półgrosz - August II Mocny Lipsk mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1709 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | 17 AR 09 / I·P·H |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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August II struck these small silver pieces at Leipzig during one of the most chaotic periods of his reign — 1709 was the year Charles XII of Sweden suffered his catastrophic defeat at Poltava, which effectively ended the Swedish-backed Stanisław Leszczyński's claim to the Polish throne and allowed August to reclaim it. The Leipzig mint, operating under Saxon authority, was the practical solution for a king who had spent years exiled from his own Commonwealth's minting infrastructure.
Kop. 10644 is among the more difficult references to pin down in circulated grades, as the type saw heavy use in borderland trade.