Saxe-Weimar 1610-WA thaler Dav-7523

formerly in the Wildman Collection

Ponterio sale 160, lot 8263

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This type was struck 1607-12 in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and is among the more common thalers of the period. The eight brothers depicted were co-rulers of the tiny state; the last one, William IV, died in 1662. The second specimen was lot 8263 in Ponterio sale 160 (Baltimore, June 2011), where it sold for $373.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Weimar. Taler, 1610-WA. Joint Rule of 8 Brothers (1605-40). VERY FINE."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1, Davenport 7523.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The June 2011 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2011.

Links to:

• 1608 thaler
• 1610 half thaler
• Saxe-Old Gotha 1610-WA thaler Dav-7426
• 1612-WA thaler
• 1613-WA half thaler, scrollwork on obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1610