A rare and beautifully preserved thaler of August II the Strong with the shields of the Republic and Saxony, under the shields initials ILH of Johann Lorenz Holland, mincmaster of the Dresden mint.
A very fresh piece with untouched detail and beautiful mirror on both sides. Minor scratches on the background surface.
Attention is drawn to the very good minting of the royal portrait, which is noteworthy for this issue.
The 1701 vintage is a rare vintage thaler of August II the Strong, extremely rare on the Polish auction market.
Obverse: bust of the king to the right, wearing a laurel wreath
DUX SAXI C M A & W D G FRID AUG REX POL
Reverse: crowned shields of the coat of arms of the Republic of Poland and Saxony, under the shield of arms initials ILH
SAC ROM IMP ARCHIM ET ELECT
Diameter 45 mm, weight 29.16 g
During the time of Augustus the Strong, the mints of the Republic were not put into operation. In the strict sense of the word, no Polish or Lithuanian coins were minted at that time. From the point of view of the applicable law, the Leipzig issues belonged to the Saxon mint. Nevertheless, due to the Polish denominations and the Polish name of the king - August II, and not Frederick Augustus as on Saxon coins - some of the coins in this group are included in the Polish minting. These include sixpences, orts, thalers half-ducats and ducats. In addition, the Moscow mint issued Lithuanian sixpences, while the Gdansk mint issued ducats, two-ducats and shekels. A significant area of mint production during the reign of Augustus the Strong is also occupied by commemorative coins, tokens, as well as private issues.
