Hesse-Marburg 1588-FF thaler Dav-9288

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Sincona sale 50, lot 1053

This specimen was lot 1053 in Sincona sale 50 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$3,860 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Hessen-Marburg, Landgrafschaft. Ludwig IV. 1567-1604. Taler 1588, Gladenbach. Ausbeute der Gladenbacher Gruben. Wappen mit dem hessischen Löwen als Mittelschild, oben der hessische Landgrafenhelm zwischen den Helmen von Katzenelnbogen und Ziegenhain •ICH GETRAWE GOT IN ALLER NOTH* Rv. Zehn Zeilen Schrift. + ANNO + / M • D • LXXXVIII • / E NOVIS IN ARGEN = / = TI FODINA AD GLA = / = DEBACHVM DEO LAR = / = GIENTE REPERTIS / VENIS LVDOVICVS / LANDGRAVIVS / HASSIÆ &c / F + F. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Im Jahr 1587 wurde im Bergwerksort Gladenbach, zwischen Marburg und Herborn gelegen, eine Münzstätte eingerichtet. Die Münzstätte wurde ungefähr 1590 in das Marburger Schloss verlegt. Die Vorderseite dieser sehr seltenen Prägung trägt die Devise des streng lutherischen Prägeherren: „•ICH GETRAWE GOT IN ALLER NOTH *“. (Germany, landgraviate of Hesse-Marburg, Louis IV, 1567-1604, thaler of 1588, Gladenbach mint, for the Gladenbach mines. Obverse: arms with the Hessian lion in the center, above the helmets of Hesse, Katzenelnbogen and Ziegnehain; reverse: ten line inscription. Very rare, Very fine. In 1587, a mint was set up in the mining village Gladenbach, between Marburg and Herborn. The mint was relocated to Marburg Castle around 1590. The obverse of this very rare coinage bears the motto of the strict Lutheran mintmaster.)"

Hesse was divided into four parts in 1567 to provide lands for four brothers. Ludwig IV of Hesse-Marburg died without heirs in 1604 and his share reverted to Hesse-Cassel. This type is listed for 1587-88. Varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.90 g.

Catalog reference: Schütz 496. Müseler 28.3/5, Dav-9288.

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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Jubilee Auction 50, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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