Kempten (1537-39) thaler Dav-9356

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Sincona sale 13, lot 2101
Kempten 1547 Putzgers atlas 1905.jpg

This specimen was lot 2101 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$5,174 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND, Kempten, Stadt, Taler o. J. (1537-39). Selten. Sehr schön. Ex. Coll. Huntington, Nr. 6994." This one year type is rare and expensive. The city was annexed to Bavaria in 1803.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.75 g.

Catalog reference: Haertle 36. Nau 75, Dav-9356.

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]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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