Kempten 1537 thaler Dav-9360

Sincona sale 13, lot 2100

This specimen was lot 2100 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 10,000 CHF (about US$12,934 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND, Kempten, Stadt, Taler 1537. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön. Ex. Coll. Huntington, Nr. 18436." 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 28.35 g.

Catalog reference: Haertle 47. Nau 80, Dav-9360.

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.

Link to:

• Kempten (1537-39) thaler Dav-9356
• 1540 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1537
• return to coins of German States, Kempten