Saxony 1649-CR thaler Dav-7612
This specimen was lot 40554 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1649-CR. NGC MS-64. Johann Georg I (1615-56). Toned with underlying luster." The second specimen was lot 25187 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1649-CR. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. NGC MS-64. An overall resoundingly Choice example of a crown from the latter stages of the reign of Johann Georg, this specimen presents a pleasing strike and intensely attractive tone. From the Augustana Collection." This coin was issued by the elector of Saxony in 1638-56 and is one of the common thalers of the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7612; KM-425; Schnee-879.
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- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
- [2]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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