Prussian or ...?

tbirde56

At first glance, a 1757 1/6 thaler of Prussia but it's not in Krause.
'Fridericus Borrissorrum Rex' / 'Moneta Argentea'

Did you ever notice, though, that all the German states' portraits are uncrowned (bareheaded)?

lordmarcovan

Did you try Poland, under East Prussia, perhaps?

tbirde56

Yep, crowned king but no match.

lordmarcovan

Hmm.

1960NYGiants

Medal or fantasy piece, perhaps?

Gene

CIVITAS

A quick google search for "1757 cleve 6 groschen" turns up this:

http://www.vcoins.com/tonyfein/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=312&large=0

I don't have a copy of Olding, so I cannot confirm the attribution.

tbirde56

That's it!

Philip

<< <i>A quick google search for "1757 cleve 6 groschen" turns up this:

http://www.vcoins.com/tonyfein/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=312&large=0

I don't have a copy of Olding, so I cannot confirm the attribution. >>



I bow before thee

tbirde56

From the Yahoo group 'Coins Club':

It's not a 1/6 taler but 6 Groescher = 6 Kreuzer or Szostak, struck for
East Prussia. The portrait is very much in the Polish vein as you
remark. The mints were Berlin, Cleve, Aurich, Magdeburg and
Koenigsberg, all of which used the mintmark C, so what good is that?

This issue, and others for East Prussia, were omitted in Krause's 18th
century World Coins, but it can be found in Manfred Olding, Die Muenzen
Friedrichs des Grossen (1987) no. 359.

Ted Buttrey
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge

Philip

You mean the latest Krause or the previous edition?