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2 Thalers - John George II
| Issuer | Electorate of Saxony |
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| Year | 1663 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Full-length effigy of Elector John George II standing facing, crowned and robed in electoral regalia with an ermine-lined mantle, holding a sword upright in his right hand and the electoral hat in his left. To his left stands a column or architectural element, while a draped table bearing electoral insignia appears to his right. The circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait within a toothed border, reading IOHANN GEORG II D G DVX SAX IVL CL MONT ANG ET WESTPH. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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John George II came to the Saxon electorate in 1656 inheriting a territory economically gutted by the Thirty Years' War, yet maintained one of the most prolific and artistically ambitious minting programs among German princes of the period. The Dresden and Torgau mints competed for prestige commissions, and large multiple-thaler pieces like this were struck less for commerce than for diplomatic gifting — presented to foreign courts, military commanders, and visiting dignitaries as portable demonstrations of electoral wealth and authority.
Davenport's classification under Lg#404 places this among the large-format presentation-adjacent issues, though the Dav. "Lg" series for Saxony is notoriously inconsistently catalogued across editions.