Saxony 1592-HB thaler Dav-9820
This specimen was lot 5863 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €750 (about US$1,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Christian II. Johann Georg I. und August, 1591-1611. Reichstaler 1592, Dresden. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 58 (4861412-004). Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Christian II, John George I and August, 1591-1611, thaler of 1592, Dresden mint. Graded NGC AU-58, rare in this quality, fine patina, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in 1592-1601 for dukes Christian II, Johann Georg and August of Saxony. The SCWC notes that this type was struck by the regent Friedrich Wilhelm von Saxe-Altenburg on behalf of the three young brothers shown on the obverse. Davenport has assigned number 9820 to the 1592-1600 issue and number 7557 to the 1601 issue but they are the same type. The coin is common for the era.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 314, Dav-9820; Schnee 754; Keilitz/Kahnt 186.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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