Saxe-Old Gotha 1583 thaler Dav-9756

Sincona sale 23, lot 2225

This specimen was lot 2225 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Sachsen-Coburg-Eisenach, Herzogtum, Johann Kasimir und Johann Ernst II. 1572-1633 Taler 1583. Saalfeld. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, John Casimir and John Ernest II, 1572-1633, thaler of 1583, Saalfeld mint. Very fine.)"

The duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach was one of the endless reshuffles of the Saxon duchies and likely lasted only for this set of brothers. This issue could equally be filed under Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. This type is listed for 1577-86.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.12 g.

Catalog reference: Schnee 170, Dav-9756.

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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

Link to:

• 1582 thaler
• 1584 double thaler, Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst
• 1594 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1583
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Gotha and German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach