Saxe-Alt-Weimar 1582 thaler Dav-9770
This specimen was lot 1696 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013), where it sold for €140 (about US$221 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE-ALT WEIMAR, Friedrich Wilhelm et Johann (1573-1603), AR Taler, 1582, Saalfeld. Droit: B. cuirassé de Friedrich Wilhelm de face, tête à droite, vêtu d'un manteau, accosté de la date. Six écus sur le tour. Revers: B. cuirassé de Johann de face, tête à gauche, vêtu d'un manteau. Six écus sur le tour. presque Très Beau. (Germany, Saxe-Old Weimar, Frederick William and John (1573-1603), silver thaler of 1582, Saalfeld mint. Obverse: mantled facing bust of Frederick William, head to right, dividing the date, six shields around; reverse: facing mantled and armored bust of John, head to left, six shields around. About very fine.)"
This type was struck 1582-86 along with a double thaler (Dav-9769).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9770, Schnee, 238.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013.
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