Saxony 1530 thaler Dav-9785

Sincona sale 73, lot 1161

This specimen was lot 1161 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, November 2021), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,029 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, ab 1806 Königreich | Gemeinsam. Georg als Herzog, 1500-1539. Taler 1530, Annaberg. Sehr schön. Graffito im Avers. (Germany, duchy of Saxony, George as duke, 1500-39, Annaberg mint. Very fine, Graffito on obverse.)"

The Saxon lands were partitioned between the Ernestine and Albertine lines in 1485, with the Ernestines retaining the electoral cap. The emperor confiscated the cap from Johann Friedrich in 1547 and awarded it to his Albertine cousin Moritz. This type was struck 1530-33 at Freiberg, Schneeberg and Annaberg and is fairly scarce. The clover mintmark denotes this as an Annaberg product. George was duke of Saxony but never elector.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB32 (Annaberg), Keilitz 107, Dav-9785.

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, Jurg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2021.

Link to:

• 1525-T thaler, Buchholz mint
• Saxony (1525) thaler Dav-9717
• 1533 thaler, George I as duke
• 1534 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1530
• return to coins of German States, Saxony