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This specimen was lot 1654 in Sincona sale 22 (Zurich, May 2015), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$151 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Sachsen-Weimar, Herzogtum, Friedrich Wilhelm und Johann, 1573-1603 Taler 1591. Saalfeld. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Old-Weimar, Frederick William and John, 1573-1603, thaler of 1591, Saalfeld mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type of 1587-94 is one of the most common thalers of the sixteenth century.
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This specimen was lot 1654 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$151 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Sachsen-Weimar, Herzogtum, Friedrich Wilhelm und Johann, 1573-1603 Taler 1591. Saalfeld. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Old-Weimar, Frederick William and John, 1573-1603, thaler of 1591, Saalfeld mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type of 1587-94 is one of the most common thalers of the sixteenth century.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 08:29, 11 June 2025

Sincona sale 22, lot 1654

This specimen was lot 1654 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$151 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen-Weimar, Herzogtum, Friedrich Wilhelm und Johann, 1573-1603 Taler 1591. Saalfeld. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Old-Weimar, Frederick William and John, 1573-1603, thaler of 1591, Saalfeld mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type of 1587-94 is one of the most common thalers of the sixteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.90 g.

Catalog reference: Koppe 68. Schnee 245, Dav-9774.

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, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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