Anhalt-Kothen 1650-HPK thaler Dav-6020

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Künker sale 335, lot 3354

This specimen was lot 3354 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "ANHALT, ANHALT-KÖTHEN, FÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1807 HERZOGTUM, Ludwig der Ältere, 1603-1650. Reichstaler 1650, Eisleben, auf seinen Tod. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtvolle Patina, vorzüglich + . (Germany, principality of Anhalt-Cothen, Louis the Elder, 1603-50. Thaler of 1650, Eisleben mint, on his death. Very rare, especially in this quality. Superior patina, extremely fine.)" This is a rare one year type. It was the first thaler issued by this state since 1625 and the last until 1665.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 14, Dav-6020; Mann 444 a.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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