Saxe-Old Gotha 1609-WA 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 1747 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €220 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE-COBOURG-EISENACH, Johann Casimir et Johann Ernst (1572-1633), AR quart de Taler, 1609, Cobourg. D/ B. cuir. des deux frères, se donnant la main. R/ Écu de Saxe sous la date, dans un cercle formé par treize écus. Nettoyé. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, John Casimir and John Ernest, 1752-1633, silver quarter thaler of 1609, Coburg mint. Obverse: armored busts of the two brothers shaking hands; reverse: Saxon arms under the date, a circle of thirteen shields around. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"
This type is listed for 1604-11 and is scarce. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9, Grasser 109; Mers. 2977.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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