Saxony 1664-CR thaler Dav-7617
This specimen was lot 4365 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €420 (about US$551 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg II. 1656-1680. Reichstaler 1664, Dresden. Erbländischer Taler. Feine Patina, kl. Stempelfehler, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George II, 1656-80, "hereditary" thaler of 1664, Dresden mint. Fine patina, small die defects, about extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1658-80 and is fairly common. It was issued concurrently with Dav-7619, which shows a plumed helmet on the table instead of the electoral cap shown here. Confusingly, the SCWC cross-references both KM 474 and KM 476 to Dav-7617.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 474, Dav-7617; Schnee 909; Clauß/Kahnt 388.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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