Saxony 1601-HB thaler Dav-7557
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This specimen was lot 9346 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $270.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1601. Christian II, Johann Georg and August (1591-1611). VERY FINE." The SCWC notes that this type was also struck in 1600 by the regent Friedrich Wilhelm von Saxe-Altenburg on behalf of the three young brothers shown on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Davenport 7557; KM 15.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 151: The 2009 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
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