Saxony 1614 2 thaler Dav-7572

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4415

This specimen was lot 4415 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg I. und August, 1611-1615. Dicker doppelter Reichstaler 1614, Dresden. R Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Karla W. Schenk-Behrens 54, Essen 1987, Nr. 2159. (electorate of Saxony, John George and August, 1611-15, double thaler of 1614, Dresden mint. Rare, handsome patina, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1611-15 on single thaler dies (Dav-7573). The dies were also used to strike quadruple thalers (Dav-7570).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 58.3 g, silver, this specimen 58,31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 46, Dav-7572; Schnee 785; Clauß/Kahnt 9.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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