Anhalt-Bernburg 1845-A 2 thaler Dav-503
This specimen was lot 2033 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$2,124 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · ANHALT-BERNBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1806 HERZOGTUM Alexander Carl, 1834-1863. Vereinsdoppeltaler 1845. Vorzüglich. (Germany, principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexander Charles, 1834-63, union double thaler of 1845. Extremely fine.)"
This, the only double thaler from this locale, was struck 1840, 1845 and 1855 but is scarce. Anhalt-Bernburg passed to Anhalt-Dessau after the death of Alexander Carl in 1863.
Recorded mintage: 5,671.
Specification: 37.12 g, 0.900 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 37,03 g.
Catalog reference: KM 83, AKS 13; Dav-503; Kahnt 7; Thun 4.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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