Hohnstein (15)57 thaler Dav-9310
This specimen was lot 5283 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €440 (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOHNSTEIN, GRAFSCHAFT, Volkmar Wolfgang, Eberwein und Ernst VI. 1554-1561. Taler 1557, Ellrich. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. Feine Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 79, Wien 2006, Nr. 1185. (county of Hohnstein, Volkmar Wolfgang, Eberwein and Ernst VI, 1554-61, thaler of 1557, Ellrich mint, for the St. Andrew mine. Fine patina, minor planchet defects, choice very fine.)"
The county of Hohnstein was a minor state, neighbor of Stolberg, Eichsfeld and Schwarzburg. The local dynasty fell extinct in 1593. The state was ruled by Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1613-34 and Sayn-Wittgenstein 1634-1701. It was later partitioned between Hannover and Prussia. This thaler was struck 1555-60 and is fairly common. There is also KM MB23 (mule) for 1555 and 1557.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,82 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB22, Schulten 113 b; Müseler Nachtrag 31/32 b; Dav-9310.
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- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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