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| − | This specimen was lot 4401 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4401 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €440 (about US$577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-WEIMAR, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich Wilhelm und Johann, 1573-1603. Reichstaler 1597, Saalfeld. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|duchy of Saxe-Weimar]], Frederick William and John, 1573-1603, thaler of 1597, Saalfeld mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1594-97 along with a double thaler (Dav-9776). Another thaler of 1597, [[Saxe-Alt-Weimar 1598 thaler Dav-9779|KM MB79/Dav-9779]], has both princes on the obverse. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:36, 1 December 2024
This specimen was lot 4401 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €440 (about US$577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-WEIMAR, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich Wilhelm und Johann, 1573-1603. Reichstaler 1597, Saalfeld. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Frederick William and John, 1573-1603, thaler of 1597, Saalfeld mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1594-97 along with a double thaler (Dav-9776). Another thaler of 1597, KM MB79/Dav-9779, has both princes on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.96 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB70, Dav-9777; Schnee 250; Koppe 96.
- Craig, William D., 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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