Jever (15)67 thaler Dav-9340
This specimen was lot 926 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"JEVER, HERRSCHAFT, Maria, 1536-1575. Taler 1567, Jever. Danielstaler. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Tönung, winz. Randfehler, sehr schön +. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Erworben im April 2001 von Manfred Olding, Osnabrück. (lordship of Jever, Maria, 1536-75, "Daniel's" thaler of 1567, Jever mint. Scarce in this quality, attractive example with nice toning, some rim bumps, very fine or better.)"
This issue is nicknamed the "Danielsthaler" as it depicts Daniel in the lions' den. Dav-9338, -A9339 and -9339 have the same nickname.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9340, Lehmann 6 D/c; Merzdorf 46 var.
- 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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