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| − | This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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.)"</blockquote> 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. | + | This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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.)"</blockquote> 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), [[Saxony 1556 thaler Dav-9794|Dav-9794]] (struck 1556-59) and Dav-9796 (struck 1557 only), were struck during this part of the elector's reign. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 19 July 2021
This specimen was lot 252 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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