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⅔ Thaler - August of Sachsen-Weissenfels
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1674-1675 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Archbishop August of Sachsen-Weissenfels facing right, wearing elaborately decorated plate armor with ornamental gorget and a full curled periwig. A circular legend surrounds the effigy in the field, with the abbreviated Latin inscription divided around the portrait. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and armor decoration. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg combined with the arms of Sachsen-Weissenfels, featuring the Saxon barry with rampant lions in opposing quarters. The fractional denomination 2/3 appears to the left of the shield, with a T to the right, and the date divided in the exergue below. A circular legend surrounds the crowned arms in the field. |
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| Mint | T Halle / Saale, Germany |
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