John George I, Elector of Saxony. 1615/1656. Double gold ducat. [Presumably meaning: double gold florin, was also confused with a restituted piece, V. 71]. Front: bust, verso: coat of arms - mintmark visible on depiction: swan.
Provenance
Old holdings of the Münzkabinett Weimar; stolen in June 1945 from the US local command Weimar; auction Grunthal & Gans, New York, November 18, 1947, no. 4, lot 1358, (here as "never previously offered").
