Saxony 1534 thaler Dav-9719

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1490

This specimen was lot 1490 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,600 (about US$2,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Taler 1534. Annaberg Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxony, thaler of 1534, Annaberg mint, very fine to 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 1534-35 for dukes Johann Friedrich and Johann I.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB195, Keilitz 126. Schnee 59. Dav-9719.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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