Saxe-Altenburg 1641-EFS thaler Dav-7401
This specimen was lot 39167 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $499.38. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Altenburg. Taler, 1641-EFS. Coburg Mint. Friedrich Wilhelm II (1639-69). NGC VF-30. Evidently a much more scarce type than Dav-7398 which appears in auctions with some frequency. The coin represented here has a portrait with sword shank extending upward into the portrait instead of to the right. Reverse shield is also larger and far more ornate than in the more common variety. An impressive example of the issue by any measure, with just enough tone to really bring-out the extensive detail in the portrait and coat of arms. Sharp strike and generally well made, a real treat for the collector of 17th century German Talers." Saxe-Altenburg, one of the many splinters of ducal Saxony, was formed in 1573 and lapsed several times before its final extinction after World War One.
Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7401; KM-383.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.
- 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.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
Link to: