Variety with the initials HB under the coat of arms on the reverse, of Hans Biener, mintmaster of the mint in Dresden in the years 1556-1604.
Hints of mint luster.
Saxony, Albertine line, Christian II, Johann Georg I and August (1591-1611), 1/4 Thaler 1604, Dresden mint
Obverse: Christian II in armor facing right, holding a sword in his right hand, a helmet in his left, a date on the sides, below a shield crossing the ring legend
CHRISTIAN II DGSRI ARCHIM ET ELECT
Reverse: bust in armor, John George and Augustus facing each other, below a shield with the coat of arms of Saxony
IOH GEOR ET AVGVS FRAT ET DVC SAX
Diameter 30 mm, weight 7.10 g
