Aachen 1571 thaler Dav-8904

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Künker sale 354, lot 5284

This specimen was lot 5284 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €280 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"AACHEN, STADT, Reichstaler 1571, mit Titel Maximilians II. Schrötlingsriß, leichte Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. (Germany, city of Aachen, thaler of 1571, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Die cracks, slightly weakly struck, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1571, 1573, 1575 and is not common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,08 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB 12.1, Dav-8904; Menadier 144 c.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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