Description
Country or authority: Saxony
Year or date range: 1599
Denomination: Dreier
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Christian II with Johann Georg I and August
Mint or mintmark: Dresden; [H]B, attributed to mintmaster Hans Biener
Catalogue references: Keilitz/Kahnt Münzen 1547–1611, 201
Obverse description: Three ornate shields: crossed electoral swords above, rampant lion lower left, and Saxon bars with diagonal rue crown lower right. Date 9–9 flanking the upper shield, interpreted as [15]99. Mintmaster’s initials [H]B below, with the first letter obscured. No surrounding legend.
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross, enclosed in an elaborate scrollwork cartouche. No inscription or denomination numeral visible.
