Saxony 1630 thaler Dav-7605

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 25184

Saxony in 1648

This specimen was lot 25184 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1630. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. PCGS AU-58. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. About as close to Mint State as one can imagine, this tantalizing religious-themed Taler exudes immense eye appeal with a great, intricate strike and enchanting cabinet tone, with the actual degree of wear seemingly being imperceptible. As such, this crown should general tremendous interest on account of its overall entrancing look. From the Augustana Collection." This thaler is one of an extensive series (1/8 thaler thru 12 ducats) honoring the Augsburg Confession of 1530, the founding document of the Lutheran Church. Ironically, altho Saxony was and is stoutly Lutheran, the elector's descendent Augustus converted to Catholicism in the 1690's to seize the Polish throne and the dynasty remained Catholic until the collapse of 1918.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7605; KM-411; Whiting-110.

Source:

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.
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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Saxony 1630 thaler Dav-7605

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