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| − | [[Image:Saxe-Gotha Kunker 263-1264q00.jpg|550px|thumb| | + | [[Image:Saxe-Gotha Kunker 263-1264q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1264]] |
This specimen was lot 1264 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €510 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, HERZOGTUM (Ernestiner nach dem Verlust der Kurwürde) Johann Friedrich II. 1557-1567, gestorben 1595 in Gefangenschaft. Taler 1563, Saalfeld. R Sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxony, after losing the electorate, John Frederick II, 1557-67, thaler of 1563, Saalfeld mint. Scarce, very fine. The duke died in captivity in 1595.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1558-66 and is scarce but not rare. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640. | This specimen was lot 1264 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €510 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, HERZOGTUM (Ernestiner nach dem Verlust der Kurwürde) Johann Friedrich II. 1557-1567, gestorben 1595 in Gefangenschaft. Taler 1563, Saalfeld. R Sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxony, after losing the electorate, John Frederick II, 1557-67, thaler of 1563, Saalfeld mint. Scarce, very fine. The duke died in captivity in 1595.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1558-66 and is scarce but not rare. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640. | ||
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''Specification:'' silver. | ''Specification:'' silver. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9753]]; Schnee 159. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM MB389, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9753]]; Schnee 159. |
''[[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. |
| + | * 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. | ||
| + | * Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800,'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Saxe-Gotha | + | * [[Saxe-Old Gotha (15)61 thaler Dav-9753|(15)61 thaler]] |
| − | * [[Saxe-Gotha 1566 thaler Dav-9754|1566 thaler]] | + | * [[Saxe-Old-Gotha 1566 thaler Dav-9754|1566 thaler]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1563]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1563]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Gotha]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Gotha]] | ||
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]] | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:43, 18 September 2025
This specimen was lot 1264 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €510 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, HERZOGTUM (Ernestiner nach dem Verlust der Kurwürde) Johann Friedrich II. 1557-1567, gestorben 1595 in Gefangenschaft. Taler 1563, Saalfeld. R Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Saxony, after losing the electorate, John Frederick II, 1557-67, thaler of 1563, Saalfeld mint. Scarce, very fine. The duke died in captivity in 1595.)"
This type is listed for 1558-66 and is scarce but not rare. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM MB389, Dav-9753; Schnee 159.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
- (15)61 thaler
- 1566 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1563
- return to coins of German States, Saxe-Gotha