Kempten 1541 thaler Dav-9364

Sincona sale 13, lot 2102

This specimen was lot 2102 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND, Kempten, Stadt, Taler 1541. Sehr schön. Ex. Coll. Huntington, Nr. 6998." This type of 1540-47 is rare and expensive. The city was annexed to Bavaria in 1803.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.78 g.

Catalog reference: Haertle 85. Nau 93, Dav-9364, KM MB43.

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:

• 1540 thaler
• Kaufbeuren 1541 thaler Dav-9344
• Kempten 1543 thaler Dav-9365
• Coins and currency dated 1541
• return to coins of German States, Kempten