Saxony 1610-HR thaler Dav-7566
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This specimen was lot 3779 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €220 (about US$312 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Christian II., Johann Georg I. und August, 1591-1611. Reichstaler 1610, Dresden. Etwas Belagreste, winz. Graffito im Rand, sehr schön +. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I and August, 1591-1611, thaler of 1610, Dresden mint. Somewhat rough, graffito on the edge, very fine or better.)"
The SCWC notes this type for 1604-11.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,73 g.
Catalog reference: KM 24, Dav-7566; Schnee 767; Keilitz/Kahnt 228.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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