Saxony 1525-T thaler Dav-9712

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Künker sale 400, lot 200

This specimen was lot 200 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €19,000 (about US$24,649 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich III. der Weise und Johann, 1486-1525. Taler 1525, Buchholz. Brustbild Friedrichs III. mit Mütze r. umher doppelter Schriftkreis//Brustbild Johanns l. umher doppelter Schriftkreis. Mit römischer Jahreszahl in der Rückseitenumschrift. Äußerst selten in dieser Erhaltung. Ungewöhnlich sauber ausgeprägtes Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der westfälischen Privatsammlung „Mehrfachportraits auf Münzen und Medaillen". (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick II the Wise and John, 1486-1525, thaler of 1525, Buchholz mint. Obverse: double obverse legend, capped bust of Frederick right; reverse: double reverse legend, bust of John left, date in Roman numerals in legend. Extremely rare in this quality, unusually nice with handsome toning, about extremely fine.)"

Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. Davenport lists this type for 1525 for the Ernestine dukes Friedrich and Johann I. The emperor confiscated the electoral cap from Johann Friedrich in 1547 and awarded it to his Albertine cousin Moritz.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.76 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB152; Dav-9712; Schnee 49; Keilitz 84.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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