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3 Thalers - John Frederick II
| Issuer | Saxony (Ernestinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1539 |
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| Weight | 88.7 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | SPES MEA IN DEO EST 1539 |
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John Frederick II was not yet duke in his own right in 1539 — this piece was struck during the reign of his father, John Frederick the Magnanimous, the last Elector of Saxony from the Ernestinian line before the catastrophic defeat at Mühlberg in 1547 stripped the electorate from the family entirely. The multiple-thaler format was favored by Saxon courts in this period as a prestige object, often presented as diplomatic gifts rather than released into trade circulation.
The Schnee 85 attribution places this among a small documented group. At 88.7g, surviving examples frequently show adjustment marks from the mint, a known characteristic of large-flan Saxon multiples from this decade.