Cologne 1570 thaler Dav-9128

Sincona Auction 103, lot 297

This specimen was lot 297 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$419 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Köln, Erzbistum, Salentin von Isenburg, 1567-1577. Taler 1570, Deutz. Sehr schön. Rand etwas bearbeitet. (Germany, Very Fine, Slight tooling on edge.)"

This type was struck for the archbishop 1568-1571 and is not as rare as most ecclesiastical thalers of the seventeenth century. The city issued Dav-9155 and a very rare klippe KM MB244.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 29.10 g.

Catalog reference: Noss 76, KM MB212, Dav-9128.

Source:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

Links to:

• 1568 thaler, St. Peter facing left
• 1568 thaler, eagle reverse, issued by the city
• 1569 thaler, St. Peter facing right
• 1570 half thaler, issued by the city
• Cologne 1570 goldgulden Fr-759, issued by the city
• 1572 thaler, date on obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1570