Hohnstein (15)72 thaler Dav-9314

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Künker sale 293, lot 923
Hohnstein in 1789, as part of Hannover and Prussia

This specimen was lot 923 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €220 (about US$297 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOHNSTEIN, GRAFSCHAFT, Volkmar Wolfgang, 1562-1582. Reichstaler 1572, Ellrich. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Hohnstein, Volkmar Wolfgang, 1562-82, mining thaler of 1572, Ellrich mint, for the St. Andrew mine. 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 1572-73.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9314, Müseler 31/59 c; Schulten 144 e.

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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