Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1687-IGW thaler Dav-7465A

Heritage sale 3037, lot 29540

This specimen was lot 29540 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Saxe-Gotha-Altenberg. Friedrich I Taler 1687-IGW XF45 PCGS, Gotha mint. A visually stunning specimen featuring a hexagram encircled by rays and clouds with the sun and moon on either side. Below, there is a crowned phoenix, holding a disk in his beak with alchemical symbols. A spectacular Taler, seldom encountered, with satiny patina and darker tone that clings to the devices. Rare." Saxe-Altenburg, one of the many splinters of ducal Saxony, was formed in 1573 and lapsed several times before its final extinction after World War One. One of its permutations, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, survived 1680-1826.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 60, Dav-7465A.

Source:

• 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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

Link to:

• 1673-MR thaler
• 1684-IGW quarter ducat
• Saxe-Saalfeld 1687 thaler Dav-7505
• 1691-IT thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1687
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Altenburg