Saxe-Old Gotha 1626-WA thaler Dav-7431

Stack's Bowers June 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71047

This specimen was lot 71047 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Old Gotha. Taler, 1626. Saalfeld Mint. Johann Casimir & Johann Ernst II. PCGS AU-55. An extrem[e]ly well [struck] example of the type with sharp details and a handsome dark patina." This variety was minted 1623-29 only. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640 and later became Sax-Gotha-Altenburg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 43 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-7431; KM 93.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1625-WA thaler
• 1625 double thaler
• 1627 double thaler
• 1629 double thaler
• 1633 thaler, Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst II
• 1633 thaler, on the death of Johann Casimir
• Coins and currency dated 1626