Saxony 1638-SD thaler Dav-7601
This specimen was lot 2060 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €500 (about US$633 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Johann Georg Ier (1615-1656), AR Reichstaler, 1638 SD, Dresde. D/ B. cuir. à d., ten. une épée sur l'épaule et un heaume. R/ Grand écu surmonté de six heaumes. Belle patine. Superbe. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, silver thaler of 1638, Dresden mint. Obverse: armored bust right, holding a sword and a helmet; reverse: six helmeted arms. Nice patina, 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.
Specification: 29 g, silver, 45 mm diameter, this specimen 29,10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 132, Schnee 872; Dav-7601.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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