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This specimen was lot 4396 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €260 (about US$358 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM August, 1553-1586. Reichstaler 1573, Dresden. Sehr schön.'' ([[German States, Saxony|electorate of Saxony]], August, 1553-86, thaler of 1573, Dresden mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This Davenport type was struck 1567-1586 and is common.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 29 g, silver, this specimen 29,06 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB208, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9798]]; Schnee 725; Keilitz/Kahnt 68.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1500-1600,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* 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.

''Link to:''
* [[Saxony 1571-HB thaler Dav-9798|1571-HB thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1572-HB 1/2 thaler|1572-HB half thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1575-HB thaler Dav-9798|1575-HB thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1573]]

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

Saxony 1573-HB thaler Dav-9798 - Revision history

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