Variety with the initials HB on the reverse, of Hans Biener, mintmaster at the Dresden mint in 1556-1604.
Beautifull about uncirculated coin with nearly all mint luster.
Natural patina.
Saxony, Albertine line
Christian II (1583-1611), Thaler 1588, Dresden mint
Obverse: half-figure of the ruler holding a sword in the right hand, the point of which divides the margine legend, holding a helmet in the left hand, to the right, on the sides of the prince's head date 15-88
CHRISTIAN D G DVX SAXO SA ROMA-IMP
Reverse: thirteen-field coat of arms, above which three helmets with jewels and labros
Diameter 40 mm, weight 29.15 g
Saxony's thaler, minted under the rule of Frederick William I, showing three brothers (Christian II, Johann Georg and August) who were under his care until 1601. Christian II (1583-1611) was the elector of Saxony and a member of the Wettin family. He was the eldest son of Christian I. Christian succeeded his father as elector of Saxony in 1591, when he was only eight years old. To this end, his relative, Prince Frederick William I of Saxony-Weimar, took over the electoral regency until 1601, when Christian became an adult and began his reign. In Dresden, on September 12 1602, Christian married Jadwiga, daughter of the King of Denmark, Frederick II. This marriage was childless. After his death, his brother Johann Georg replaced him as elector.
