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1 Thaler - John George II
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1658-1668 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored bust of Elector John George II facing right, holding a sword over his right shoulder; the electoral hat rests on a table to the right. The portrait is rendered in the baroque style typical of mid-17th-century Saxon coinage, with fine detail in the armor and drapery. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, with the date appearing within the legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | SAC ROM IMP AR CHIM ET ELECT |
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John George II ascended to the Saxon electorate in 1656 following the death of his father, John George I, whose disastrous handling of Saxony's position during the Thirty Years' War had left the territory politically diminished. The younger elector moved aggressively to restore Saxon prestige, expanding his court at Dresden into one of the most lavish in the German lands — expenditure that placed enormous demands on the Erzgebirge mining revenues that funded these thalers directly.
The Schnee 909 attribution places this among a documented die family spanning the decade-long emission. Dav ST#7617 cross-references confirm the Dresden mint's output for this type, though collar and die variations across the 1658–1668 window mean attributing individual specimens to a specific year requires close inspection of the reverse legend spacing.