Saxony 1571-HB thaler Dav-9798

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 826

This specimen was lot 826 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXE-ALBERTINE LINE: August I, 1553-1586, AR thaler, 1571, Dresden Mint, mintmaster initials HB, armored half-length bust right, holding sword over shoulder // coat-of-arms surmounted by three ornately crested helmets, lustrous and attractive, NGC graded AU55." This Davenport type was struck 1567-1586 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9798, KM MB208.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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