Saxony 1570-HB thaler Dav-9798

Sincona sale 23, lot 2207

This specimen was lot 2207 in Sincona sale 23 (Zurich, May 2015), where it sold for 175 CHF (about US$220 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, August, 1553-1586 Taler 1570. Dresden. Sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Augustus I (1553-86), thaler of 1570, Dresden mint, very fine.)"

This Davenport type was struck 1567-1586 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.38 g.

Catalog reference: Keilitz/Kahnt 58. Schnee 721, Dav-9798.

Source:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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