Henneberg 1562 thaler Dav-9254a

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40537
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC
Henneberg in 1789, after its partition. Saxe-Gotha is to the north, Saxe-Koburg is to the southeast

This specimen was lot 40537 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $4,994. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Henneberg. Taler, 1562. NGC XF-40. Georg Ernst (1559-83). RARE type. Dark toned. Demarete Collection." After the local dynasty fell extinct in 1580, this small county in Thuringia was divided among various dukes of Saxony, including that of Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Weimar. Dav-9254A varies from Dav-9254 in the wording of the obverse legend.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9254a; KM-MB34.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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