Saxe-Altenburg 1637-MR thaler Dav-7379
This specimen was lot 823 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXE-ALTENBURG: Johann Philipp and Friedrich Wilhelm II, 1632-1639, AR thaler, 1637, ex mount and with tooling in the fields, but a nice grade for the type, VF-XF." SCWC lists KM 344/Dav-7378, KM 345/Dav-7379 (shown here), KM 346/Dav-7380 and KM 347/Dav-7381 for 1637, each varying in the position of the date and mintmaster's initials. Johann Philipp, the oldest of four brothers, died in 1639, aged 42, and was succeeded by his surviving brother, Friedrich Wilhelm II, who ruled alone until his own death in 1669, aged 66.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 28.43 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-7379, KM 345.
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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.
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