Saxe-Weimar 1623-GA thaler Dav-7532

Ponterio sale 177, lot 13150

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This type was struck 1623 only in Saxe-Weimar and is fairly common despite being a one year type. This specimen was lot 13150 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $1,998. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Weimar. Taler, 1623-GA. NGC AU-53. Joint Rule of Eight." An "eight brothers" type is also noted for 1623 (Dav-7531). This particular permutation of Saxe-Weimar, known as Saxe-Middle-Weimar, lasted 1605-40.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 94, Davenport 7532.

Source:

• 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.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The June 2011 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2011.

Links to:

• 1622 thaler, on the death of the duke's brother Frederick
• 1623-GA goldgulden
• 1626-WA thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1623