Anhalt-Bernburg 1794 thaler Dav-1905
This specimen was lot 2030 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,204 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · ANHALT-BERNBURG, FÜRSTENTUM Friedrich Albrecht, 1765-1796. Konv.-Taler 1794, Silberhütte. Min. justiert, winz. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, Frederick Albert, 1765-96, convention thaler of 1794, Silberhütte mint. Minor adjustment marks and planchet flaws, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Altho this is probably the commonest thaler of eighteenth century Anhalt, it is still expensive. It was struck 1793-94.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27,62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 59, Dav-1905; Mann 697.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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