Anhalt 1567 thaler Dav-8910

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Künker sale 400, lot 40

This specimen was lot 40 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,433 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ANHALT, FÜRSTENTUM, Joachim Ernst und Bernhard, 1566-1570. Taler 1567, Bernburg. Beide Brustbilder im Panzer einander gegenüber//Dreifach behelmtes neunfeldiges Wappen. Von größter Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der westfälischen Privatsammlung „Mehrfachportraits auf Münzen und Medaillen". (Germany, principality of Anhalt, Joachim Ernest and Bernard, 1566-70, thaler of 1567, Bernburg mint. Obverse: armored busts of the brothers facing; reverse: triple helmeted nine-fold arms. Extremely rare, attractive example with nice patina, small edge defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1567-70 along with a half thaler. The principality of Anhalt was partitioned in the Middle Ages but many of the lines lapsed over time. Anhalt-Bernburg was united with Anhalt-Dessau in 1468 then Anhalt-Dessau was united with Anhalt-Zerbst in 1561, leaving Joachim Ernst and Bernhard as sole rulers. Bernhard died without issue in 1570 and Joachim Ernst followed him 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB19, Mann 44; Dav-8910.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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