Henneberg-Ilmenau 1692-BA 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 23750 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY. Franconian Circle - Henneberg-Ilmenau. 60 Kreuzer, ND (1693-95). Nuremberg Mint. NGC EF-45, Countermark: AU Standard. Issued by order of the Assay meeting of the three circles, which assembled at Nuremberg on 24 July to 3 August 1693, adopted by assay meeting of 12-22 December 1693 until at least 7 December 1695. "FC" monogram with 60 N above countermark applied to a 1692-BA Henneberg-Ilmenau 2/3 Taler of Johan Ernst of Saxe-Weimar (1683-1707). Countermark well struck and clear exhibiting a small die crack in the upper portion. An attractive example with light old envelope tone. After a series of debasements it was necessary to revalue the circulating specie in the region. It was eventually decided that all appropriate coinage was to be revalued at 60 new Kreuzer."
The host coin is listed as KM 10 under Henneberg-Ilmenau and was struck 1692-94. KM 31.7 is the Franconian Circle countermark on the said coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-31.7; Dav-686; A.N.S. Museum Notes No. III-Pl. XIV # 3.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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