Saxony 1663-CR thaler Dav-7617
This specimen was lot 3788 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €210 (about US$297 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg II., 1656-1680. Reichstaler 1663, Dresden. Erbländischer Taler. Mit Münzmeisterzeichen CR und Eichel. Hübsche Patina, min. Henkelspur, kl. Graffito im Feld der Vorderseite, sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George II, 1656-80, "hereditary" thaler of 1663, Dresden mint, with acorn privy mark. Handsome patina, small graffito in the obverse field, very fine.)"
struck 1658-67, 1678-80, all with initials "CR". It was issued concurrently with Dav-7619, which shows a plumed helmet on the table instead of the electoral cap shown here.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 29,06 g.
Catalog reference: KM 474, Dav-7617; Schnee 909; Clauß/Kahnt 388.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
- 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.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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