Saxe-Old Gotha 1610-WA thaler Dav-7426
This specimen was lot 824 in Jean Elsen list 269 (Brussels, July-August 2014), where it was offered for €350 (about US$476). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE-COBOURG-EISENACH, Johann Casimir et Johann Ernst (1572-1633), AR Taler, 1610 WA, Cobourg. Droit: B. cuirassé des deux frères, se donnant la main. Revers: Ecu de Saxe sous la date, dans un cercle formé par 13 écus. Nettoyé. Très Beau (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, John Casimir and John Ernest (1572-1633), silver thaler of 1610, Coburg mint. Obverse: armored busts of the two brothers shaking hands; reverse: arms of Saxony, date above, thirteen shields around. Cleaned, very fine.)"
This type is listed for 1598-12. The issues of 1598-99 are catalogued as Dav-9760. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,70 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-7426; Schnee, 185.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 269: Juillet-Septembre 2014, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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