Saxony 1612 thaler Dav-7579
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This specimen was lot 24083 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Saxony. Johann Georg I and August Vicariat Taler 1612, AU58 NGC, lustrous with light golden-gray tone. This one-year type was issued to commemorate the death of Emperor Rudolf II." Many Saxon thalers of the early seventeenth century are common but this one is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7579, KM 55.
- 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.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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