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* [[Saxony 1615 2 thaler Dav-7586|1615 double thaler klippe, baptism of the duke's son]] | * [[Saxony 1615 2 thaler Dav-7586|1615 double thaler klippe, baptism of the duke's son]] | ||
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This specimen was lot 4267 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,879 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM. Johann Georg I. und August, 1611-1615. Reichstalerklippe 1615, Dresden, auf das Armbrustschießen bei der Taufe des Prinzen Christian, 3. Sohn Johann Georgs I. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sauber ausgeprägtes Exemplar mit herrlicher Patina, vorzüglich . (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I and August, 1611-15, klippe thaler of 1615, Dresden mint, for the crossbow festival at the baptism of prince Christian, third son of John George. Scarce in this quality, well struck with beautiful patina, extremely fine.)"
Many Saxon thalers of the period, such as Dav-7573, are common, but this commemorative is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,02 g.
Catalog reference: KM 82, Dav-7587; Schnee 805; Clauß/Kahnt 83.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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