Saxe-Gotha 1668 thaler Dav-7448
This specimen was lot 31100 in Heritage sale 3105 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $4,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxe-Gotha. Ernst I "Death" Taler 1668 MS63 NGC, Gotha mint. A sought-after two year type, known as a death Taler or Sterbetaler, allegorically relating to the death or glory of the deceased and accompanied by an inverted heart and skull motif. Dressed in pearlescent gray and champagne tone with underlying reflective fields. Popular in any grade and most often encountered just shy of Mint State preservation, yet here witnessed in a decidedly Choice designation and the sole finest. Ex. Johann Max Böttcher Collection (Harald Möller Auction 47, November 2007, Lot 967). From the Cape Coral Collection, Part II." This type was reissued in 1671 with a mintage of 1,300. This branch of the Saxon duchies, often called "Saxe-New Gotha", lasted only 1640-80.
Recorded mintage: 204.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 24, Dav-7448.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 January 9 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - New York #3105, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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