Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9810
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This specimen was lot 714 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony, Albertine line. Taler, 1591 HB. Dresden Mint. Christian I (1586-91). NGC MS-62. Dark iridescent toning with very crisp details. From the Rockaway Collection." Saxony was a wealthy state at the end of the sixteenth century and was blessed with numerous silver mines. Many thalers were produced. This one marks the death of the duke.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM MB-288, Dav-9810.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
Link to:
- 1591-HB thaler
- MDXCI (1591)-HB thaler, on the death of the elector, bust obverse, "IACTVRAM"
- MDXCI (1591)-HB thaler, on the death of the elector, arms obverse, "OBIIT"
- MDXCI (1591)-HB thaler, on the death of the elector, arms obverse, "SINCE-RAE"
- 1592-HB thaler, Christian II, John George I and August
- Coins and currency dated 1591
- return to coins of German States, Saxony