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This specimen was lot 4419 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,302 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Georg I., 1615-1656. Dicker doppelter Reichstaler 1617, Dresden, auf die 100-Jahrfeier der Reformation. Ohne Münzzeichen auf der Vorderseite. R Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 85, Zürich 2010, Nr. 412.'' ([[German States, Saxony|electorate of Saxony]], John George I, 1615-56, double thaler of 1617, Dresden mint, on the centennial of the Reformation, without mintmark on the obverse. Rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> The image in the SCWC shows a swan mintmark on the obverse next to the date which is missing on this specimen. This type was issued 1617 only, accompanied by a single thaler ([[Saxony 1617 thaler Dav-7595|Dav-7595]]), triple thaler (Dav-7593), quadruple thaler ([[Saxony 1617 4 thaler Dav-7592|Dav-7592]]), single ducat ([[Saxony 1617 ducat Fr-2663|Fr-2663]]), double ducat ([[Saxony 1617 2 ducats Fr-2662|Fr-2662]]) and quadruple ducat ([[Saxony 1617 4 ducats Fr-2661|Fr-2661]]).

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': 57.9 g, silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 57,72 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 104, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-7594]]; Schnee 825; Slg. Whiting 73; Clauß/Kahnt 268; Slg. Opitz 1947.

''[[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:''
* [[Saxony 1615 2 thaler Dav-7572|1615 double thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1615 2 thaler Dav-7586|1615 double thaler klippe, baptism of the duke's son]]
* [[Saxony 1616(swan) thaler Dav-7591|1616(swan) thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1617 1/8 thaler|1617 ⅛ thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 1/4 thaler KM-96|1617 quarter thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 1/2 thaler KM-97|1617 half thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation, king Solomon obverse]]
* [[Saxony 1617 1/2 thaler KM-100|1617 half thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 1/2 thaler KM-101|1617 half thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation, struck on quarter thaler dies]]
* [[Saxony 1617(swan) thaler Dav-7591|1617(swan) thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1617 thaler Dav-7595|1617 thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 4 thaler Dav-7592|1617 quadruple thaler, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 ducat Fr-2663|1617 ducat, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 2 ducats Fr-2667|1617 double ducat, King Solomon]]
* [[Saxony 1617 2 ducats Fr-2662|1617 double ducat, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 4 ducats Fr-2661|1617 quadruple ducat, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 5 ducats Fr-2660|1617 5 ducats, on the centennial of the Reformation]]
* [[Saxony 1617 4 ducats Fr-2665|1617 quadruple ducat, King Solomon]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1617]]

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

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