View source for Saxony 1632-HI 2 thaler Dav-7600

[[Image:Saxony JE140-868.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 868]]

This specimen was lot 868 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €700 (about US$932 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Johann Georg Ier (1615-1656), AR double Taler, 1632HI, Dresde. D/ B. cuir. de l'électeur à d., ten. un heaume et une épée sur l'épaule. R/ Ecu surmonté de six heaumes. Rare Légère trace de monture. presque Très Beau.'' (electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, silver double thaler of 1632, Dresden mint. Obverse: armored bust of the elector to right, bearing a helmet and sword; reverse: six helmeted arms. Rare, trace of mounting, about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This type was issued 1620-38. The ''SCWC'' lists this date with mintmaster HS but we can attest a single thaler ([[Saxony 1631-HI thaler Dav-7601|Dav-7601]]) from 1631 with mintmaster HI. 

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 57,79 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Schnee 844; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-7600]], KM 133.

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800,'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 140'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1630 2 thaler Dav-7604A|1630 double thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1631-HI thaler Dav-7601|1631 thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1632-HI 1/4 thaler|1632-HI quarter thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1632-HI thaler Dav-7601|1632 thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1650-CR 2 thaler Dav-LS395|1650-CR double thaler, for the Peace of Westphalia]]
* [[Saxony 1652-CR 2 thaler Dav-7613|1652-CR double thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1632]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxony]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 140]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]