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1 Thaler - Frederick II
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1707 |
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| Diameter | 43 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, facing right, wearing a voluminous allonge wig with elaborately rendered curling locks cascading over both shoulders, and armour with decorative embossed detailing at the shoulder and breast. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the Baroque style. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust along the inner border, separated from the toothed outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOH WILH D SAX I C M A ET W |
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Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ruled for over half a century, from 1680 until his death in 1732, making him one of the longer-reigning dukes of the Ernestine line. The 1707 issue falls squarely within the War of the Spanish Succession, during which several Thuringian states were drawn into Imperial obligations, supplying troops to the Habsburg cause. Frederick maintained careful fiscal management throughout, and his thaler coinage from this period is notably consistent in execution — the Gotha mint was well-administered by contemporary standards.
Dav ST#2709 distinguishes this issue within a tightly catalogued series. Steguweit's specialist Gotha reference remains the definitive authority for die attribution.