Saxe-Old Gotha 1616-WA thaler Dav-7429
The first specimen was lot 675 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $969.38. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Gotha. Taler, 1616-WA. NGC AU-55. Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst II (1572-1633). Nice peripheral toning." The second specimen was lot 29878 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description[2] noted, "Saxe-Gotha. Johann Casimir & Johann Ernst Taler 1616-WA MS63* NGC. Bright multicolored tone frames the centers with a strong strike further aiding the overall eye-appeal. A magnificent representative of the type that is likely unsurpassed in visual appearance. Accompanied with an old collector's ticket. Ex. New Netherlands Coin Company." This type is listed for 1612-19. This division of the Saxon lands lasted 1572-1638. Saxe-Neu-Gotha dates from 1640.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7429; KM-17.
- 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.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
- [2]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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