Henneberg-Ilmenau 1693-BA 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 273 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,286 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Henneberg, Grafschaft. Gemeinschaftsprägung, 1692-1702. 2/3 Taler 1693, Ilmenau. Ausbeute der Gruben in Ilmenau. Münzmeister Sebastian Altmann. NGC MS62. Hübsche Patina. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exempla. (Germany, county of Henneberg, joint issue, 1692-1702, two-thirds thaler of 1693, Ilmenau mint, for the Ilmenau mines. Attractively toned, Finest certified by NGC.)"
This type was struck 1692-94 and normally is affordable. Some are known countermarked for circulation in Franconia. The counts of Henneberg fell extinct in 1580, after which the county was co-ruled by various Saxon dukes. In this period, the rulers were Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.37 g, silver, plain edge.
Catalog reference: Müseler 56.6/6, KM 10, Dav-868.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [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:
- Henneberg-Ilmenau 1692-BA 2/3 thaler with Franconian Circle countermark
- Franconian Circle 1693-GFN 2/3 thaler
- 1693-BA thaler, for the mines
- 1701-BA ½ thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1693