Brandenburg-Ansbach 1621 thaler Dav-6228
This specimen was lot 651 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,325 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH, MARKGRAFSCHAFT Joachim Ernst, 1603-1625. Reichstaler 1621, Fürth. R Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Joachim Ernest, 1603-25, thaler of 1621, Fürth mint. Scarce, attractive example with nice toning, choice 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 1620-21 is fairly scarce, especially compared to later issues such as Dav-6237 or Dav-6238.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6228; Slg. Wilm. 823, KM 12.
- 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.
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