Saxony 1561-HB thaler Dav-9795
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This specimen was lot 115 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it sold for €220 (about US$311 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "German States - Thaler 1561, Silver, AUGUST 1553-1586, SACHSEN Dresden mint. Armored bust facing right, with mace and sword on shoulder. Rev. helmeted coat of arms. Cleaned. Very fine." Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This Davenport type was struck 1556-67 at Dresden and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.69 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-9795; Schnee 713.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800, Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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