Saxe-Altenburg 1625-WA thaler Dav-7371

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photo courtesy Stack's Bowers
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

This specimen was lot 1511 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (Irvine, July 2011), where it sold for $411. The catalog description noted, "GERMAN STATES. Saxe-Altenburg. Taler, 1625-WA. Johann Philipp, Friedrich VIII, Johann Wilhelm IV, Friedrich Wilhelm (1602-39). Armored figure of Johann Philipp r. in circle with plumed helmet at r. Rv. Half-length armored busts of three brothers r. as Dukes of Saxony, Julich and Berg. Elegant style of portraiture. ABOUT EXTREMELY FINE. Ex Edward Gans, March 1954." The SCWC lists many different thalers for Saxe-Altenburg, including Dav-7369, Dav-7371, Dav-7371A, Dav-7373 and Dav-7374 for 1625 alone.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7371, KM 302.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011.

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