Saxony 1659 thaler Dav-7615

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Sincona sale 83, lot 2623

This specimen was lot 2623 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,071 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, Johann Georg II. 1656-1680. Taler 1659, Dresden. Auf den Tod seiner Mutter Magdalena Sibylla. Sehr schön-vorzüglich (on the death of the elector's mother Magdalena Sibylla, Very fine-extremely fine)." It is unusual to see a thaler with inscriptions on both sides and no pictorial element at all. Surprisingly, this issue is not listed as rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 29.12 g.

Catalog reference: Clauß/Kahnt 503, Dav-7615, KM 482.

Source:

  • 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., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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