Saxony 1540 thaler Dav-9728
This specimen was lot 1447 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Taler, 1540. Annaberg mint. Johann Friedrich and Heinrich, 1539-1541. Countermarks. PCGS graded Very Fine Detail (Graffiti). The Augustana Collection." The Ernestine line was the senior branch of Saxon dukes and held the electoral cap until the capture of Johann Friedrich in 1547, when the emperor confiscated it and awarded it to the Albertine line. Thereafter, the Thuringian state splintered into the Saxon duchies. This type was struck 1539-42. It is one of four designs used in 1540 (KM MB227/Dav-9728 (shown here), MB228/Dav-9729, MB243/Dav-9727 and MB244/Dav-9729).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.6-29.2 g, silver, 39-40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM MB227, Dav-9728.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.
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