Saxony 1736-FWoF thaler Dav-2665

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50541

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Saxony in 1648

This specimen was lot 50541 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $734. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1736-FWoF. Dresden Mint. NGC AU Details--Mount Removed. Friedrich August II (1733-63). Toned with lustrous blue highlights." Most Saxon thalers of the period 1660-1760 are scarce. The elector's attempt to conquer and rule Poland as well as Saxony impoverished both countries. This type was issued every year 1734-56 but it is not common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2665; KM-880; Schnee-1026.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1734-IGS thaler
• 1737-FWoF thaler
• 1737-FWoF quarter ducat
• Saxony 1738 2/3 thaler wedding of the elector's daughter
• 1740 vicariat thaler
• 1740 double thaler
• 1741 vicariat thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1736
• return to coins of German States, Saxony