Saxony 1547 thaler Dav-9740

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Künker sale 386, lot 5387

This specimen was lot 5387 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,938 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Friedrich der Großmütige und Philipp der Großmütige von Hessen, 1542-1547. Taler 1547, Goslar. 2. Schmalkaldischer Bundestaler. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +. (electorate of Saxony, John Frederick the Magnanimous and Philip of Hesse, 1542-47, thaler of 1547 for the Schmalkaldic League. Handsome patina, choice very fine.)"

This thaler was struck for the Ernestine line 1542-47. It was a joint issue with the other leader of the Protestant princes, Philip of Hesse. The two lords depicted struck this coin for their occupation of Brunswick. On Johann Friedrich's capture and imprisonment in 1547, the electoral cap was taken away from the Ernestine line and given to the Albertine line by the emperor as punishment for rebellion. Thereafter, the Thuringian state splintered into the Saxon duchies.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,25 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB298, Dav-9740; Schnee 131; Schütz 445.7 var; Keilitz 228; Müller 1722b.

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 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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