Jagerndorf 1593 thaler Dav-9332
This specimen was lot 264 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHLESIEN, JÄGERNDORF, HERZOGTUM, Georg Friedrich, 1543-1603. Reichstaler 1593, Jägerndorf; Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, sehr schön. (Germany, Silesia, duchy of Jägerndorf, George Frederick, 1543-1603, thaler of 1593, Jägerndorf mint. Extremely rare, fine patina, very fine.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. Jägerndorf, in upper Silesia, was part of Silesia that Austria retained after Frederick the Great conquered the major portion for Prussia in 1741-45. It is now part of the Czech Republic. For many generations it was held by the princes of Liechtenstein but before that, the duchy was ruled by the margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1523-1623. Davenport lists this type for 1593-1602 (the 1601-02 issues are listed as Dav-6844). Some thalers (KM MB50) were struck on half thaler dies using thick planchets. The modern, Czech, name for the town is Krnov.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB51; Dav-9332, F. u. S. 3297; v. Schr. 1142; Slg. Grüber (Auktion Künker 267) -.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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