Saxony 1615 2 thaler Dav-7586

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1161

This specimen was lot 1161 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 2 Taler Klippe, 1615 (in chronogram). Johann Georg I. NGC AU-58. This Double Taler was issued to celebrate the baptism of August, the son of Johann Georg. Beautifully impressed details on the darkly toned and lightly handled lozenge-shaped planchet make this example excessively beautiful. Always a popular type, this piece is sure to impress many potential bidders." Single, double, triple and quadruple thalers were issued for this occasion along with klippes (square planchets).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7586, KM-84.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1615 half thaler
• 1615 thaler
• 1615 thaler klippe, baptism of the duke's son
• Coins and currency dated 1615