Saxony 1671 thaler Dav-7633

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40556
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC
Saxony in 1648

This specimen was lot 40556 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,552. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1671. NGC AU-55. Johann Georg II (1656-80). Struck for the award of the Order of the Garter and the celebration of the feast of St. George. Toned. Demarete Collection." Other thalers exist for 1671 (Dav-7625, Dav-7621, Dav-7624). This type was issued again in 1678; both dates are scarce to rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7633; KM-565.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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