Saxe-Gotha 1650 2 thaler Dav-7441
This specimen was lot 3837 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €6,250 (about US$8,850 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, AB 1672 SACHSEN-GOTHA-ALTENBURG Ernst der Fromme, 1640-1675. Doppelter Reichstaler 1650, Gotha, auf den Westfälischen Frieden. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Ernest the Pious, 1640-75, double thaler of 1650, Gotha mint, on the Peace of Westphalia. Extremely rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
The duchy of Saxe-Gotha was created and lapsed more than once. This version was erected in 1640 and lasted until 1680, when it was partitioned among the seven surviving sons. This rare commemorative was actually struck in the 1670's, according to the SCWC. See also the similar KM 9/Dav-7443 (five line inscription on reverse).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 57,32 g.
Catalog reference: KM 6, Dav-7441; Deth./Ord. 72; Pax in Nummis 160 (shown as a single Taler); Schnee 415; Steguweit 9 Anm.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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