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⅔ Thaler - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg Brandenburg-Ansbach, Countermarked
| Issuer | Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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| Year | 1681 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered coat of arms of the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, surmounted by a royal crown, is centrally displayed and framed by an ornate wreath of palm and laurel branches. The date 1677 appears in the lower portion of the field, with the fraction 2/3 denoting the denomination positioned between the numerals. The circular legend PIETATE ET IUSTITIA runs along the outer border, separated from the central design by a toothed inner rim. The heraldic shield features multiple quarterings with lions rampant and other dynastic charges, rendered in the elaborate Baroque style typical of German princely coinage of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Brandenburg-Ansbach's countermarking practice in the late seventeenth century was a fiscal expedient — foreign thalers and fractional pieces were restruck with the margravial mark to validate them for local circulation rather than melting and recoining. The host coin here is a ⅔ Thaler of Max Gandolf von Kuenburg, Archbishop of Salzburg, whose tenure ran from 1668 to 1687. Salzburg silver was well-regarded, making its pieces logical candidates for countermarking rather than rejection.
The Zöttl reference places this among a documented series, but survivor numbers remain low.