Colmar 1575 60 kreuzer KM-MB79
This specimen was lot 1650 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, COLMAR, Ville impériale, AR florin d'argent (Guldentaler) de 60 Kreuzer, 1575. Au titre de Maximilien II. D/ Ecu de la ville dans un cartouche orné, sous la date. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Très rare Frappe faible au droit. Nettoyé. Beau à Très Beau. (France, free city of Colmar, silver florin or guldenthaler of sixty kreuzer of 1575, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: city arms in an ornate cartouche under the date; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Very rare, weakly struck on the obverse, cleaned, Fine - Very Fine.)"
The thalers from this city in Upper Alsace, now part of France, are all very rare. Only slightly more available are the gulden, which Colmar struck 1565-75 for Ferdinand I (deceased) and Maximilian II (shown here). The ones in the name of Ferdinand are much more available tho not common. At this time, the gulden was five sixths of a thaler, later to slide to two-thirds.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 24,16 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB79, Engel-Lehr 67; Dav-21.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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