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| − | * Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael | + | * Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1500-1600,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979. |
| − | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | + | * Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. |
| + | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 23 July 2021
This specimen was lot 1158 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €5,250 (about US$6,782 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Johann Friedrich der Großmütige, 1532-1547. Doppeltaler 1539, Buchholz, auf die Einlösung der Burggrafschaft Magdeburg. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Electorate of Saxony, John Frederick the Magnanimous, 1532-47, double thaler of 1539, Buchholz mint, on the redemption of Magdeburg. Very rare, especially in this quality, very attractive with handsome toning, choice extremely fine.)"
Johann Friedrich II was the fifth in the Ernestine line of Electors of Saxony. His father, Johann Friedrich I, in 1547, while a prisoner of the emperor, was forced to cede the electoral title and much land to his cousin Moritz of the Albertine line. On the death of Johann Friedrich I in 1552, Johann Friedrich II partitioned ducal Saxony with his brothers, initiating the fragmentation of that state. This rare double thaler was issued in the name of Johann Friedrich I while he was still elector. A triple thaler (Dav-A9724), 1½ thaler (Dav-9725) and single thaler (Dav-9728) also exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 58,05 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB231, Dav-9724; Schnee 89.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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