Saxony 1626-HI thaler Dav-7601
This specimen was lot 3785 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €420 (about US$595 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg I., 1615-1656. Reichstaler 1626, Dresden. Hübsche Patina, kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, thaler of 1626, Dresden mint. Handsome patina, hairlines, extremely fine.)"
Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This type was issued 1620-38. It is not rare but is less common than issues of the previous reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 29,06 g.
Catalog reference: KM 132, Dav-7601; Schnee 845; Clauß/Kahnt 158 a.
- 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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