Saxony 1583-HB thaler Dav-9798

Heritage sale 3022, lot 27422

This specimen was lot 27422 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $282. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Saxony. August Taler 1583-HB, AU, one planchet crack at 2:00 noted. An exemplary specimen with very well defined details for a 16th century Taler." This Davenport type was struck 1567-86 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB208, Schnee, 725; Davenport 9798.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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