Saxony 1576-HB thaler Dav-9798

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55759

This specimen was lot 55759 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1576-HB. Dresden Mint. August I. NGC EF Details--Cleaned. From the Augustana Collection." 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.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1575-HB thaler, Dresden mint, August I
• Saxe-Alt-Weimar 1576 thaler
• 1577-HB thaler, Dresden mint, August I
• Coins and currency dated 1576