Saxe-Old Gotha 1595 thaler Dav-9758
This specimen was lot 5436 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €750 (about US$969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-COBURG-EISENACH, HERZOGTUM, Johann Casimir und Johann Ernst, 1572-1633. Reichstaler 1595, Saalfeld. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sauber ausgeprägtes Exemplar mit herrlicher Patina, vorzüglich +. (duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, John Casimir and John Ernest, 1572-1633, thaler of 1595, Saalfeld mint. Scarce in this quality, example with superb patina, choice extremely fine.)"
The duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach was one of the endless reshuffles of the Saxon duchies and likely lasted only for this set of brothers. This issue of 1587-98 could equally be filed under Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.95 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB46, Schnee 174; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 42.1, Dav-9758.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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