Saxe-Weimar 1615-WA goldgulden Fr-3014
This specimen was lot 2508 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,376 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-WEIMAR, HERZOGTUM, AB 1741 SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH, AB 1815 GROSSHERZOGTUM Johann Ernst und seine sieben Brüder, 1605-1619. Goldgulden 1615, Saalfeld. GOLD. Winz. Fassungsspuren, leicht gewellt, sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (duchy of Saxe-Weimar, John Ernest and his seven brothers, 1605-19, goldgulden of 1615, Saalfeld mint. Light deposits, slightly wavy, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1613-19. The accompanying thaler (Dav-7527) is fairly common. The eight brothers depicted were co-rulers of the tiny state, called Saxe-Middle-Weimar by numismatists; the last one, William IV, died in 1662.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 19, Fr-3014; Koppe 207.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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