Saxe-Weimar 1608-WA 2 thaler Dav-7522

from Heritage sale 3049, lot 33097

This specimen was lot 33097 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Saxe-Middle-Weimar. Eight Brothers 2 Taler 1608-WA VF25 NGC, Coburg mint. A pleasing Double Taler example from this three-year series, featuring the eight sons of Johan III on evenly-patinated graphite-colored surfaces. Rarely-offered and very collectible at this level." This type was struck 1607-09 in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and is among the more common double thalers of the period tho still expensive. The eight brothers depicted were co-rulers of the tiny state; the last one, William IV, died in 1662.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 2, Dav-7522.

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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.

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