Saxony 1609-HR thaler Dav-7566

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30505

This specimen was lot 30505 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,145.63. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1609-HR. Christian II, Johann Georg I & August (1591-1611). NGC MS-63. Toned with strong luster in legends and around devices." The SCWC notes this type for 1604-11.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Keilitz/Kahnt 235, Schnee 770, Dav-7566, KM 24.

Source:

• 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, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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