Saxony 1546 thaler Dav-9730

Künker sale 293, lot 1170

This specimen was lot 1170 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €440 (about US$593 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Friedrich der Großmütige und Moritz, 1541-1547. Taler 1546, Annaberg. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John Frederick and Maurice, 1541-47, thaler of 1546, Annaberg mint. Small planchet cracks, extremely fine.)"

Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This Davenport type is an early date for Saxony and is listed for 1542-47. It was issued by the Ernestine branch of the dynasty.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9730; Schnee 108.

Source:

• 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.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 1542 thaler
• 1543 thaler, joint issue of Johann Friedrich der Großmütige and Philipp der Großmütige of Hesse
• 1544 thaler, joint issue of Johann Friedrich der Großmütige and Philipp der Großmütige of Hesse
• 1546 thaler, reverse bust left
• 1547 thaler, Goslar mint, John Frederick the Magnanimous and Philip of Hesse
• Coins and currency dated 1546
• return to coins of German States, Saxony