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[[Image:Saxony S51-3279.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 3279]] | [[Image:Saxony S51-3279.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 3279]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3279 in Sincona sale 51 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3279 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Christian I. 1586-1591. Taler 1591, Dresden. Auf seinen Tod. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Saxony, Christian I, 1586-1591, thaler of 1591, Dresden mint, on his death. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Saxony was a wealthy state at the end of the sixteenth century and was blessed with numerous silver mines. Many thalers were produced. This one marks the death of the duke and was accompanied by a double thaler (Dav-9815). |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29.02 g. | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29.02 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Keilitz/Kahnt 166, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9816]]. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM MB291, Keilitz/Kahnt 166, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9816]]. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. | * 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., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018. |
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* [[Saxony 1582-HB 1/2 thaler|1582 half thaler]] | * [[Saxony 1582-HB 1/2 thaler|1582 half thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9806|1591-HB thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9808|MDXCI (1591)-HB thaler, on the death of the elector, bust obverse, "IACTVRAM"]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9810|1591 thaler, on the death of the elector, bust obverse]] | * [[Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9810|1591 thaler, on the death of the elector, bust obverse]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9818|1591 thaler, on the death of the elector, arms obverse]] | * [[Saxony 1591-HB thaler Dav-9818|1591 thaler, on the death of the elector, arms obverse]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:24, 17 September 2025
This specimen was lot 3279 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Christian I. 1586-1591. Taler 1591, Dresden. Auf seinen Tod. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Christian I, 1586-1591, thaler of 1591, Dresden mint, on his death. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
Saxony was a wealthy state at the end of the sixteenth century and was blessed with numerous silver mines. Many thalers were produced. This one marks the death of the duke and was accompanied by a double thaler (Dav-9815).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.02 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB291, Keilitz/Kahnt 166, Dav-9816.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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- 1582 half thaler
- 1591-HB thaler
- MDXCI (1591)-HB thaler, on the death of the elector, bust obverse, "IACTVRAM"
- 1591 thaler, on the death of the elector, bust obverse
- 1591 thaler, on the death of the elector, arms obverse
- 1592-HB thaler, Christian II, John George I and August
- Coins and currency dated 1591
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