Saxony 1580-HB thaler Dav-9798

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70158
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This specimen was lot 70158 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2020), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Taler, 1580-HB. Dresden Mint. August. NGC AU-58. Exhibiting a deep cabinet tone, this robust taler displays little evidence of handling while yielding some light wear on the highest points of the reverse. Great quality and preservation for the type." This Davenport type was struck 1567-86 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9798; KM MB-208.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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