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2 Thalers - Frederick William I and John II
| Issuer | Saxe-Weimar, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1579-1581 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | D G IO HAN D V SAX I AN THV E MAR MIS |
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Frederick William I and John II ruled Saxe-Weimar jointly following the partition of Ernestine Saxony, a dynastic arrangement that produced a brief but distinct coinage window. The double-thaler format here — two rulers, doubled weight — was a deliberate political statement about parity of authority rather than a practical circulating denomination. Such pieces moved between courts and served as presentation currency.
Schnee 233 is among the scarcer issues of the joint reign, with the three-year striking window closing when John II died in 1605 — though production of this specific type had effectively ceased well before then.