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This specimen was lot 4499 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, AB 1672 SACHSEN-GOTHA-ALTENBURG Ernst der Fromme, 1640-1675. Reichstaler 1671, Gotha oder Eisleben. Sogenannter Sterbetaler. R Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. Zum Gewicht vgl. die Anmerkung bei Steguweit. Exemplar der Auktion Leipziger Münzhandlung 50, Leipzig 2006, Nr. 2860.'' ([[German States, Saxe-Gotha|duchy of Saxe-Gotha]], Ernest the Pious, 1640-75, "death" thaler of 1671, Gotha or Eisleben mint.. Rare, handsome patina, extremely fine. Regarding the weight, see the note in Steguweit.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Saxe-Gotha was created and lapsed more than once. This version was erected in 1640 and lasted until 1680, when it was partitioned among the seven surviving sons. This thaler was struck 1668 and 1671 and celebrates death. The 1671 issue is signed ABK, for Anton Bernhard Koburger, mintmaster in Eisleben 1667-1680, so we presume that that is where this was made.

''Recorded mintage'': 1,300.

''Specification'': 29 g, silver, this specimen 21,84 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 24, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-7448]]; Schnee 428; Steguweit 21 Anm.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1668-ICF thaler Dav-7447|1668-ICF thaler, catechism]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1668 thaler Dav-7448|1668 thaler, "death" thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1669 thaler Dav-7449|1669 thaler, on the marriage of his son Frederick and Magdalena of Weissenfels]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1670 thaler Dav-7450|1670 thaler, baptism of princess Anna Sophia]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1671-ABK thaler Dav-7447|1671-ABK "catechism" thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1671-ABK thaler Dav-7451|1671-ABK marriage thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1671 thaler Dav-7453|1671 baptism thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha 1672 thaler Dav-A7454|1672 "bliss" thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1671]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]

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 [[Image:K441-4499.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 441, lot 4499]]
-This specimen was lot 4499 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, AB 1672 SACHSEN-GOTHA-ALTENBURG Ernst der Fromme, 1640-1675. Reichstaler 1671, Gotha oder Eisleben. Sogenannter Sterbetaler. R Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. Zum Gewicht vgl. die Anmerkung bei Steguweit. Exemplar der Auktion Leipziger Münzhandlung 50, Leipzig 2006, Nr. 2860.'' ([[German States, Saxe-Gotha|duchy of Saxe-Gotha]], Ernest the Pious, 1640-75, "death" thaler of 1671, Gotha or Eisleben mint.. Rare, handsome patina, extremely fine. Regarding the weight, see the note in Steguweit.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Saxe-Gotha was created and lapsed more than once. This version was erected in 1640 and lasted until 1680, when it was partitioned among the seven surviving sons. This thaler was struck 1668 and 1671 and celebrates death. The 1671 issue is signed ABK, for Anton Bernhard Koburger, mintmaster in Eisleben 1667-1680, so we presume that that is where this was made.
+This specimen was lot 4499 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, AB 1672 SACHSEN-GOTHA-ALTENBURG Ernst der Fromme, 1640-1675. Reichstaler 1671, Gotha oder Eisleben. Sogenannter Sterbetaler. R Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. Zum Gewicht vgl. die Anmerkung bei Steguweit. Exemplar der Auktion Leipziger Münzhandlung 50, Leipzig 2006, Nr. 2860.'' ([[German States, Saxe-Gotha|duchy of Saxe-Gotha]], Ernest the Pious, 1640-75, "death" thaler of 1671, Gotha or Eisleben mint. Rare, handsome patina, extremely fine. Regarding the weight, see the note in Steguweit.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Saxe-Gotha was created and lapsed more than once. This version was erected in 1640 and lasted until 1680, when it was partitioned among the seven surviving sons. This thaler was struck 1668 and 1671 and celebrates death. The 1671 issue is signed ABK, for Anton Bernhard Koburger, mintmaster in Eisleben 1667-1680, so we presume that that is where this was made.
 ''Recorded mintage'': 1,300.

Saxe-Gotha 1671-ABK thaler Dav-7448 - Revision history

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