Saxe-Old-Gotha (15)58 thaler Dav-9753

Sincona sale 18, lot 1493

This specimen was lot 1493 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Taler 1558. Saalfeld Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Gotha, thaler of 1558, Saalfeld mint, choice extremely fine.)"

This type is listed for 1558-66 and is scarce but not rare. It was issued by the Ernestine duke Johann Friedrich II a few years before his realm was divided Saxe-(Old) Gotha, Saxe-(Old) Weimar and Saxe-Coburg. Johann Friedrich II retained Saxe-Gotha. This locale is sometimes called Saxe-Old Gotha to distinguish it from Saxe-New Gotha, a later creation of the endless shuffles of the Saxon duchies.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.88 g.

Catalog reference: Koppe 283. Schnee 159 var. Dav-9753.

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.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

• Saxe-Old Gotha (1554-57) thaler Dav-9745
• Saxony 1554 thaler Dav-9791
• Saxony (15)61 schreckenberger Johann Friedrich II
• 1563 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1558
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Gotha