Saxony 1616(swan) thaler Dav-7591

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55768

This specimen was lot 55768 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1616. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. PCGS AU-55. Swan mintmark. From the Augustana Collection." This type is listed for 1616-20 and is slightly scarcer than the preceding type (Dav-7573).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7591; KM-90.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1615 klippe thaler, for the crossbow festival at the baptism of prince Christian
• 1616 quarter thaler, Johann Georg I and August
• Saxe-Weimar 1616-WA thaler Dav-7529
• 1616-IHS ducat
• 1617 thaler, swan mintmark
• 1617 thaler centennial of Reformation
• Coins and currency dated 1616