Saxe-Altenburg 1624-WA thaler Dav-7371
The first specimen was lot 822 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXE-ALTENBURG: Johann Philipp, Friedrich, Johann Wilhelm, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1603-1625, AR thaler, 1624, an attractive specimen, F-VF." The second specimen was lot 74604 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $317.20. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Old-Altenburg. Taler, 1624-WA. Saalfeld Mint. Johann Philipp & Three Brothers. EF Details--Mount Removed, Cleaned. From the Greyhound Collection." This state was created in 1602 from Saxe-Weimar for Johann II and survived until the death of Frederick William III in 1672, when it was claimed by Saxe-Gotha. This type was struck 1623-25 and is fairly common. The auctioneers misattributed it as Dav-7369, which has the mintmaster's initials on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 43 mm diameter, the first specimen 28.65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 302, Dav-7371.
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- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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