Saxony 1628-HI 4 thaler Dav-LS386

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4421

This specimen was lot 4421 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €26,000 (about US$35,768 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg I., 1615-1656. Breiter vierfacher Reichstaler 1628, Dresden. * IOHANN : GEORG : D : G : DVX SAXONIÆ : IVL : CLIV : ET MONTI : Der geharnischte Kurfürst reitet r., mit der Rechten das Schwert schulternd, im Hintergrund Stadtansicht von Dresden//SACRI : ROM : - IMP : ARCHIM : - ET ELECT  Sechsfach behelmtes, mehrfeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild, darunter die geteilte Signatur H - I (Hans Jacob, Münzmeister in Dresden 1624-1635), zu den Seiten die geteilte Jahreszahl 16 - · Z8. Von größter Seltenheit, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Scharf ausgeprägtes Exemplar mit dunkler Patina, leichte Auflagen, vorzüglich. (electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, quadruple thaler of 1628, Dresden mint. Obverse: the armored and mounted elector rides right with a sword in his hand, city view of Dresden below; reverse: six helmets, manifold arms with escutcheon, mintmaster's initials below dividing the date. Extremely rare, especially in this quality, sharply struck with dark patina, light deposits, extremely fine.)"

This enormous commemorative was struck for an occasion now lost to history, along with a 1½ thaler, double thaler and triple thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 116 g, silver, this specimen 112,81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 398, Dav-LS386; Schnee 852; Clauß/Kahnt 128.

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., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
  • 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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