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[[Image:Saxony K335-4257.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4257]] | [[Image:Saxony K335-4257.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4257]] | ||
| − | Saxony was a wealthy state at the end of the sixteenth century and was blessed with numerous silver mines. Many thalers were produced. This specimen was lot 4257 in Künker sale 335 ( | + | Saxony was a wealthy state at the end of the sixteenth century and was blessed with numerous silver mines. Many thalers were produced. This specimen was lot 4257 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM. August, 1553-1586. 1/2 Taler 1556, Dresden. RR Fast sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], August, 1553-86, half thaler of 1556, Dresden mint. Rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 14.23 g. | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 14.23 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Keilitz/Kahnt 84. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM MB179, Keilitz/Kahnt 84. |
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* [[Saxony 1554 1/2 thaler|1554 half thaler]] | * [[Saxony 1554 1/2 thaler|1554 half thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9794|1556 thaler]] | + | * [[Saxony 1555 1/4 thaler KM-MB153|1555 quarter thaler, bust right, eagle's head mintmark]] |
| − | * [[Saxony 1561 1/2 thaler|1561 half thaler]] | + | * [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9794|1556 thaler, Dresden mint]] |
| + | * [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9791|1556 thaler, Annaberg mint, hatted bust]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxony 1561-T 1/2 thaler|1561 half thaler]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1556]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1556]] | ||
[[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]] | [[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 3 June 2026
Saxony was a wealthy state at the end of the sixteenth century and was blessed with numerous silver mines. Many thalers were produced. This specimen was lot 4257 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM. August, 1553-1586. 1/2 Taler 1556, Dresden. RR Fast sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, August, 1553-86, half thaler of 1556, Dresden mint. Rare, very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.23 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB179, Keilitz/Kahnt 84.
- Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [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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