Anhalt-Dessau 1660-AB 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 406, lot 4103

This specimen was lot 4103 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,724 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ANHALT-DESSAU, FÜRSTENTUM, Johann Casimir, 1619-1660. 1/2 Reichstaler 1660, Berlin, auf seinen Tod. Von größter Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, feiner Prägeglanz, vorzüglich +. (Anhalt-Dessau, John Casimir, 1619-60, half thaler of 1660, Berlin mint, on his death. Extremely rare, cabinet example, superb patina, fine mint luster, choice extremely fine.)"

Joachim Ernst united all the splinters of Anhalt but died in 1586. His seven sons ruled Anhalt jointly until 1603, when the five surviving brothers partitioned it once again. The new principalities were Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Kothen, Anhalt-Plötzkau and Anhalt-Zerbst. Anhalt-Dessau lasted the longest, surviving until 1918. This commemorative is not mentioned in the SCWC, which lists KM 1 (groschen), KM 2 (2/3 thaler) and KM 3 (thaler) for 1660.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14,39 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Mann 877.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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