Saxe-Old Gotha 1633-MR thaler Dav-7433
This specimen was lot 1280 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,421 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-COBURG-EISENACH, HERZOGTUM Johann Casimir, 1624-1633. Reichstaler 1633, Saalfeld, auf seinen Tod. R Feine Patina, winz. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, John Casimer, 1624-33, thaler of 1633, Saalfeld mint, on the death of the duke. Scarce, toned, edge cracks, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This variety was minted 1633 only. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7433; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 313; Schnee 211.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- 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.
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