Need Help Identifying This (Id Polish-Lithuanian Talar)

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expat New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 2:41 pm Can anyone give me more info on this coin. I assume it is german from 1763 Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 2:42 pm https://en.numista.com/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 3:33 pm Following John1, I think it's this: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces96387.html Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 03/07/2020 9:59 pm I am not sure what info you are looking for, but here is a bit of historical context... The Wettin dynasty of Saxony provided rulers who served simultaneously as Elector of Saxony and King of the Poland-Lithuania Comonwealth between 1697 and 1763. The first, Friedrich August I of Saxony, served as elector from 1694 until his death in 1733, and as King of Poland (as Augustus II) from 1697 till his death. His son, Friedrich August II served as elector of Saxony from 1733 until his death in 1763, and King of Poland from 1734 till his death. Both of these rulers mnted coins n the Saxon mints of Dresden and Leipzig that served the coinage needs of both places. Friedrich Christian, on your coin, is the third in this dynasty, the son of Friedrich August II. He served just 74 days as Elector of Saxony before he died of smallpox in 1763, and never was elected to the throne of Poland. Nevertheless, the coin bears a coat of arms with both Saxony and Poland-Lithuania symbos (the eagle and horseman respectively). Numista lists the coin both under Poland-Lithuania and under Saxony: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces32813.html NGC calls it Saxony:https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1377004 Edited by tdziemia 03/07/2020 10:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 03/08/2020 9:30 pm In my opinion, your coin is best attributed as a coin of Saxony, and not the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Friedrich Christian was an elector of Saxony. He was never a sovereign of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and hence the coin was issued under his authority in Saxony. NGC/Krause call this KM-962 Saxony-ALbertine. Davidson lists it as Saxony 2677 AFter this, catalogs of both Saxony coins and Polish coins have it listed as follows: Gumowski #2037 Kahnt #1004 Kopicki #11559 (as posted in Numista) Edited by tdziemia 03/08/2020 9:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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