2 Thalers - Frederick William I and John II

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.