Rare date.
Variety with the initials IGS of Johann Georg Schomburg, mintmaster of the Dresden mint between 1716–1734.
An old collection piece, preserved together with its original collector’s envelope. Lightly worn fields with well-exposed details. The whole covered with natural, aged patina, presenting above average eye-appeal.
A highly desirable piece for collectors of Saxon coinage and the reign of the Wettins.
Obverse: bust of the ruler facing right, legend: D G FRID AUGUST REX POL DUX SAX I C M A & W
Reverse: two crowned, multi-field coats of arms, below the date 1721 and the initials IGS of Johann Georg Schomburg with a hook – the mintmark of the Dresden mint, legend: SAX ROM IMP ARCHIM ET ELECTOR
Silver, diameter 47 mm, weight 28.79 g
