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Revision as of 16:04, 15 December 2021
This specimen was lot 1085 in Jean Elsen sale 109 (Brussels, June 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, August (1553-1586), AR Taler, 1569 HB, Dresde. Droit: B. cuirassé à droite, tenant une épée sur l'épaule. Revers: Ecu orné sous trois heaumes. Nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, Saxony, Duke August, 1553-86, silver thaler of 1569, Dresden mint. Obverse: armored bust to right, holding a sword; reverse: ornate arms below three helmets. Cleaned very fine to extremely fine.)"
This Davenport type was struck 1567-1586 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,64 g.
Catalog reference: Schnee, 721; Davenport 9798.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 109, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.
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