Henneberg-Ilmenau 1697-BA thaler Dav-7487

Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72212

Henneberg in 1789, after its partition. Saxe-Gotha is to the north, Saxe-Koburg is to the southeast

This specimen was lot 72212 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Henneberg. "Mining" Taler, 1697-BA. Ilmenau Mint. NGC AU-58. SCARCE and impressive, this barely handled crown offers a solid strike and elegant gunmetal gray toning, along with its status as the only example of the date seen at NGC." 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: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7487A; KM-28.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1696-BA thaler
• 1698-BA thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1697