Saxe-Weimar 1607-WA thaler Dav-7523

Ponterio sale 151, sale 9325

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 9325 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $345. The catalog description^[2] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Weimar. Taler, 1607. Eight sons of Johann III (1605-40). VERY FINE." This type was struck 1607-12 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: Davenport 7523.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• ^[2]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 151: The 2009 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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