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[[Image:S69-00252q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 252]] | [[Image:S69-00252q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 252]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 ( | + | This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, ab 1806 Königreich | Albertiner. August, 1553-1586. Taler 1557, Annaberg. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Saxony, August I, 1553-86, thaler of 1557, Annaberg mint. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> Davenport cites this type for 1554-58. The SCWC divides this type into KM MB158, struck 1554-56, and KM MB157, struck 1554-58. Other thalers, including Dav-9793 (struck 1553-71), [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9794|Dav-9794]] (struck 1556-59) and Dav-9796 (struck 1557 only), were struck during this part of the elector's reign. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael | + | * Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1500-1600,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979. |
| − | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | + | * Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. |
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 69, World | + | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. |
| + | * Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800,'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982. | ||
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021. | ||
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| − | * [[Saxony | + | * [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9791|1556 thaler, Annaberg mint, hatted bust]] |
| − | * [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9794|1556 thaler]] | + | * [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9794|1556 thaler, Dresden mint]] |
* [[Saxony 1560-HB thaler Dav-9795|1560-HB thaler]] | * [[Saxony 1560-HB thaler Dav-9795|1560-HB thaler]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1557]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1557]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 17 September 2025
This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, ab 1806 Königreich | Albertiner. August, 1553-1586. Taler 1557, Annaberg. Gutes sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, August I, 1553-86, thaler of 1557, Annaberg mint. Good very fine.)"
Davenport cites this type for 1554-58. The SCWC divides this type into KM MB158, struck 1554-56, and KM MB157, struck 1554-58. Other thalers, including Dav-9793 (struck 1553-71), Dav-9794 (struck 1556-59) and Dav-9796 (struck 1557 only), were struck during this part of the elector's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.85 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB157, Keilitz/Kahnt 48, Dav-9791.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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