Saxony 1664-CR thaler Dav-7619
This specimen was lot 5404 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$4,910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg II. 1656-1680. Reichstaler 1664, Dresden. Gesamttaler. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit herrlicher Patina, vorzüglich. (electorate of Saxony, John George II, 1656-80, thaler of 1664, Dresden mint. Scarce in this quality, very attractive example with superb patina, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1658-68 and is fairly common. It was issued concurrently with Dav-7617, which shows the electoral cap on the table instead of the plumed helmet shown here. Confusingly, the SCWC lists this item with a photo of Dav-7617 and cross-references KM 476 to Dav-7617.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,12 g.
Catalog reference: KM 476, Dav-7619; Schnee 927; Clauß/Kahnt 392.
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- 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 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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