Saxe-Altenburg 1650-MR thaler Dav-7402
This specimen was lot 2346 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,514 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · SACHSEN-ALTENBURG, HERZOGTUM Friedrich Wilhelm II., 1639-1669. Reichstaler 1650, Saalfeld. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, Frederick William II, 1639-69, thaler of 1650, Saalfeld mint. Scarce in this condition, attractive example with fine patina, hairlines, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
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. This type was struck 1650-51. See also KM 424/Dav-7384, a thaler struck in 1650 for the death of Elisabeth, wife of his older brother John Philip.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 420, Dav-7402; Kernbach 43.1; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 402; Schnee 326.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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