Saxony 1545 thaler Dav-9730
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This specimen was lot 952 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $570. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAXONY: Johann Friedrich and Moritz, 1541-1547, AR thaler, 1545, attractive original toning, possibly removed from a mount, VF, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This Davenport type is an early date for Saxony and is listed for 1542-47. It was issued by the Ernestine branch of the dynasty.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 29.2 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 28.90 g.
Catalog reference Dav-9730, KM MB288.
- 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.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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