Hohnstein (15)71 thaler Dav-9313
This specimen was lot 3668 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €320 (about US$453 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOHNSTEIN, GRAFSCHAFT Volkmar Wolfgang, 1562-1582. Reichstaler 1571, Ellrich. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. Fast sehr schön. (county of Hohnstein, Volkmar Wolfgang, 1562-82, thaler of 1571, Ellrich mint, for the St. Andrew mine. About very fine.)"
The county of Hohnstein was a minor state, neighbor of Stolberg, Eichsfeld and Schwarzburg. It was later partitioned between Hannover and Prussia. This type is noted for 1562-71, all with two digit dates. It is very scarce in collectible condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 26,17 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB31, Schulten 141 d; Müseler 31/57; Dav-9313.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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