Saxony 1557 thaler Dav-9791

Sincona sale 69, lot 252

This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, ab 1806 Königreich | Albertiner. August, 1553-1586. Taler 1557, Annaberg. Gutes sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, August I, 1553-86, thaler of 1557, Annaberg mint. Good very fine.)"

Davenport cites this type for 1554-58. The SCWC divides this type into KM MB158, struck 1554-56, and KM MB157, struck 1554-58. Other thalers, including Dav-9793 (struck 1553-71), Dav-9794 (struck 1556-59) and Dav-9796 (struck 1557 only), were struck during this part of the elector's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.85 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB157, Keilitz/Kahnt 48, Dav-9791.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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• 1556 thaler, Dresden mint
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