Saxony 1765-EDC thaler Dav-2678
This specimen was lot 5417 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Xaver, 1763-1768. Konv.-Taler 1765, Dresden. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (electorate of Saxony, Xavier, 1763-68, convention thaler of 1765, Dresden mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
Most Saxon thalers of the period 1660-1760 are scarce. The elector Friedrich August II's attempt to conquer and rule Poland as well as Saxony impoverished both countries. This thaler was issued the year after the old man died; after a brief reign of Friedrich Christian, Friedrich August III ascended to the electorate under the regency of Xavier (1763-68), who issued this type 1764-68.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.95 g.
Catalog reference: KM 976, Dav-2678; Schnee 1055; Kahnt 1021.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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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