Anhalt-Kothen 1747-AW 1-1/3 thaler Dav-1909
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This specimen was lot 566 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,196 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ANHALT-KÖTHEN, FÜRSTENTUM, August Ludwig, 1728-1755. Speciestaler 1747, Stolberg. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, vorzüglich. (Germany, principality of Anhalt-Cothen, August Louis, 1728-55, thaler of 1747, Stolberg mint. Attractive example with fine patina, extremely fine.)"
Thalers from eighteenth century Anhalt are very rare so collectors usually make do with the minors.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1909; Mann 493, KM 26.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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