Saxe-Old Gotha 1598 thaler Dav-9760

Kunker sale 263, lot 1267

This specimen was part of lot 1267 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €700 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SACHSEN-COBURG-EISENACH, HERZOGTUM Johann Casimir und Johann Ernst, 1572-1633. Reichstaler 1598, 1599, Saalfeld. 2 Stück., Sehr schön +. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach, John Casimer and John Ernest, 1572-1633, thalers of 1598 and 1599, Saalfeld mint. Two pieces, very fine or better.)"

This type is listed for 1598-1612. The issues of 1601-12 are catalogued as Dav-7426 and are common. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9760; Kozinowski/Otto/Ruß 81 b, 82 b; Schnee 179.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

Link to:

• Saxe-Alt-Weimar 1598 thaler Dav-9779
• 1601 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1598
• return to coins of German States, Saxe-Gotha