Germany 1608 Silver Thaler Saxe-Middle-Weimar Joint Rule 8 Brothers
Silver coin depicting Johann Ernst and his Seven Brothers
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Grade: AU 58
Composition: Silver
Catalogs: Dav. 7523. "8 Brothers" design.
Mint Year: 1608
Denomination: Thaler
Mint Place: Zellerfeld
State: Saxe-Weimar, Middle.
Weight: 28.92gm
Diameter: 40mm
Material: Silver
Ruler: Joint Rule
Obverse: Johann Ernst and three of his seven brothers, four shields with coat-of-arms around.
Legend: IO . FRIDERIC9 (shield) ERNESTVS (shield) FRID : WILhelm . (shield) BERNHARD9.
Exergue: LINEAE VINA= =RIENSIS . 16 (WA) 07
Reverse: The remaining four brothers, four shields with coat-of-arms around, cross-topped orb above.
Legend: (orb) . D : G : IO : ERNES : (shield) FRIDERICVS . (shield) WILHELMVS (shield) ALBERTVS .:
The catalog description:
DEUTSCHLAND Sachsen-Weimar, Herzogtum Johann Ernst und seine 7 Brüder 1605-1619. Taler 1608, Saalfeld. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Weimar, John Ernest and his seven brothers, 1605-19, thaler of 1608, Saalfeld mint, very fine.)
This type was struck 1607-12 in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The eight brothers depicted were co-rulers of the tiny state; the last one, William IV, died in 1662.
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