Germany, Saxony, Christian II, Johann Georg I and August (1591-1611), 1/2 Thaler 1608, Dresden mint
Obverse: armored bust of Christian II right, holding sword over shoulder and helmet, date across field, small arms below
CHRISTIAN II D G S R IMP ARCHIM EL
Reverse: armored busts of Johann Georg and August vis-à-vis, small Saxony arms below
IOHAN GEORG ET AVGVST FR E D S HR
Diameter 35 mm, weight 14.27 g
Christian II, Jean-Georges and Augustus, the son of Christian I (1586-1591), belong to the Albertine line of the family of Saxony. On the death of their father, a distant cousin of the Ernestine line, Frederick William of Saxe-Altenburg, was appointed regent from 1591 to 1602 for the three brothers Christian II (1591-1611), Auguste (1591-1615) and Jean George I (1591-1656). From 1615, Jean-George I reign alone. At his death in 1656, it was his eldest son, John George II, who succeeded him (1656-1680).
