Saxe-Altenburg 1669 thaler Dav-7404
This specimen was lot 1286 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-ALTENBURG, HERZOGTUM Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1639-1669. Reichstaler 1669, Saalfeld, auf seinen Tod. RR Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit prachtvoller Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, Frederick William II, 1639-69, thaler of 1669, Saalfeld mint, on his death. Rare, very attractive example with outstanding patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
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 variety was struck 1669 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7404; Kernbach 63.2; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 442; Schnee 331.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 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.
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