Halberstadt 1544 thaler Dav-9211
This specimen was lot 82 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €400 (about US$517 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Halberstadt, BISTUM Albrecht V. von Brandenburg, 1513-1545. Taler 1544. Variante mit vollständiger Jahreszahl zu den Seiten des heiligen Stephan sowie mit drei Steinen unter der 15. R Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (bishopric of Halberstadt, Albrecht of Brandenburg, 1513-45, thaler of 1544, variety with full date and three dots under the "15" of the date. Scarce, nice patina, very fine.)"
This type is listed for 1544-45. Davenport could not find a photo of this coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Besser/Brämer/Bürger 40.19 a var.; Dav-9211.
- 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 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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- 1541 thaler
- 1622 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1544
- return to coins of German States, Halberstadt