Brandenburg-Ansbach 1620 thaler Dav-6226

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Künker sale 263, lot 650
Künker Auction 441, lot 4067

This specimen was lot 650 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €340 (about US$439 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH, MARKGRAFSCHAFT Joachim Ernst, 1603-1625. Reichstaler 1620 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1619 geändert), Fürth. Feine Patina, kl. Zainende, fast sehr schön. (Germany, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Joachim Ernest, 1603-25, thaler of 1620/19. Nice toning, choice very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 4067 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH, MARKGRAFSCHAFT Joachim Ernst, 1603-1625. Reichstaler 1620 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1619 geändert), Nürnberg oder Fürth. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit prachtvoller Patina, vorzüglich. (margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Joachim Ernest, 1603-25, thaler of 1620, Nurnberg or Furth mint, 1620/19 overdate. Very attractive example with outstanding patina, extremely fine.)"

The early 1620's saw an explosion of thaler issues as princes hired soldiers and bought weapons at the beginning of the Thirty Years War. This type of 1609, 1619-20 is fairly common tho not as available as later issues such as Dav-6237 or Dav-6238.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, the second specimen 29,20 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-6226; Slg. Wilm. -, KM 5. The second specimen is Slg. Wilm. 820; Slg. Grüber (Auktion Künker 267) 4110.

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 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.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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