Saxony 1640-CR 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 4431 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,307 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg I., 1615-1656. 1/4 Reichstaler 1640, Dresden. Mit geteilter Jahreszahl auf der Rückseite. Clauß/Kahnt 197. Seltene Variante. Feine Patina, kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, quarter thaler of 1640, Dresden mint. With divided date on the reverse, rare variety, fine patina, minor edge defects, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1626-56 and is fairly common. Mintmaster CR (Constantin Rothe) worked at the Dresden mint 1640-78.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.11 g, 0.835 fine silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 7,10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 407, Dav-7600; Schnee 867; Clauß/Kahnt 142.
- 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.
- [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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