2/3 Thaler    (sold for $207.0)

1719, Stolberg-Stolberg, Christopher Frederick. Silver Mining 2/3 Thaler Coin. R!

Condition: VF+
Mint Year: 1719
Denomination: 2/3 Thaler (= 24 Mariengroschen)
Reference: Davenport 997, Friedrich 892, KM-151. R!
Mint master: Johann Jeremias Gündler (I.I.G.) - mintmaster and warden
Rulers (Counts): Christopher Frederick of Stolberg-Stolberg & Jost Christian (1704-1738).
Weight: 12.93gm
Diameter: 36mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Stag left before column, topped by orb. Letter "S" inside base.
Legend: + GOTT SEGNE U. ERHALTE UNSERE BERGWERCKE
Translated: "May God bless and preserve our mines!"

Reverse: Crowned composite coat-of-arms, splitting mint master´s initials (I.I.G.), privy mark (mint hook) and date (17-19).
Legend: CHRISTO . FRID . U . IOST . CHRISTI . GEBR . GR . Z . ST . K . R . W . U . H * / FEIN (2/3) SILB:

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Stolberg-Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the southern Harz region. Its capital was the town of Stolberg, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

In 1429 the County of Wernigerode passed to the Counts of Stolberg, who ruled Wernigerode through a personal union. In 1548 the line was split between a Harz line (Stolberg-Stolberg) and a Rhenish line which had possessions in Rochefort (Stolberg-Rochefort) and Königstein im Taunus (Stolberg-Königstein).

With the death of Count Wolf Georg zu Stolberg in 1631, Stolberg-Stolberg was inherited by members of the Rhenish line. On 31 May 1645 Stolberg-Stolberg was divided between a senior Stolberg-Wernigerode line and a junior Stolberg-Stolberg line. In 1706, Stolberg-Stolberg divided again, with Stolberg-Rossla being created.

Stolberg-Stolberg was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. It was awarded to the Kingdom of Prussia in the 1815 Congress of Vienna.

The children of Fürsten and Erbprinzen zu Stolberg-Wernigerode bore the title Prince[ss] (Prinz[essin]) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and were styled Serene Highness. Other members of this line bore the title Count[ess] (Graf/Gräfin) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, with the style Illustrious Highness.