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[[Image:Saxe-Gotha 1558 thaler S18-1493q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1493]] | [[Image:Saxe-Gotha 1558 thaler S18-1493q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1493]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1493 in Sincona sale 18 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1493 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Taler 1558. Saalfeld Fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Gotha, thaler of 1558, Saalfeld mint, choice extremely fine.)"</blockquote> 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 into [[German States, Saxe-Gotha|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. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.88 g. | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.88 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Koppe 283. Schnee 159 var. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9753]]. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM MB389, Koppe 283. Schnee 159 var. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9753]]. |
''[[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>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' | + | * Gernot Schnee, ''Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800,'' Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982. |
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[Saxony 1554 thaler Dav-9791]] | * [[Saxony 1554 thaler Dav-9791]] | ||
* [[Saxony (15)61 schreckenberger]] Johann Friedrich II | * [[Saxony (15)61 schreckenberger]] Johann Friedrich II | ||
| − | * [[Saxe-Old Gotha | + | * [[Saxe-Old Gotha (15)61 thaler Dav-9753|(15)61 thaler]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1558]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1558]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Gotha]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Saxe-Gotha]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:44, 18 September 2025
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 into 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: KM MB389, Koppe 283. Schnee 159 var. Dav-9753.
- 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]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
- (15)61 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1558
- return to coins of German States, Saxe-Gotha