Saxe-Old Gotha 1613-WA thaler Dav-7429

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55748

This specimen was lot 55748 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Gotha. Taler, 1613-WA. Saalfeld Mint. Johann Casimir & Johann Ernst II. NGC EF Details--Tooled. From the Augustana Collection." This type is listed for 1612-19. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7429; KM-17.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1610-WA thaler
• 1616-WA thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1613