Hanau-Munzenberg 1623 thaler Dav-6686

Goldberg sale 104, lot 3962

Hanau in 1789, between Isenburg and Frankfurt. Munzenberg is to the north, neighboring Solms

This specimen was lot 3962 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $348. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Hanau-Münzenberg. Taler, 1623. Philipp Moritz, 1612-1638. Crowned arms. Reverse: Eagle. PCGS graded EF-40. From the Ora Eads Collection." We have filed this type of 1622-23 under Hesse-Cassel as that is the state which annexed the county on the extinction of the dynasty. The obverse legend of Dav-6686 reads "HAN·MVNT:" while the later Dav-6688 of 1622-27 reads "HANAV·R·MVNT".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 57.1, Dav-6686.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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