Saxe-Weimar 1616-WA thaler Dav-7529

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55752

This specimen was lot 55752 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Weimar. Taler, 1616-WA. Saalfeld Mint. Johann Ernst IV, with his seven brothers. PCGS EF-40. From the Collection of Richard Evans Norton (1872-1946)." This type was struck 1612-16 in Saxe-Weimar 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7529; KM A22, Koppe-210; Schnee-349.

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:

• 1613-WA thaler, four brothers on obverse, four brothers on reverse
• Saxony 1616 thaler, swan mintmark
• 1617-WA thaler, eight brothers on obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1616