Kempten 1545 thaler Dav-9365

Sincona sale 13, lot 2108

This specimen was lot 2108 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$356 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND, Kempten, Stadt, Taler 1545. Gutes sehr schön. Ex. Coll. Huntington, Nr. 6999." The city was annexed to Bavaria in 1803. This type is noted for 1541-49.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.89 g.

Catalog reference: Haertle 137. Nau 112, Dav-9365.

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 1543 thaler Dav-9365
• Hall 1545-H thaler Dav-9213
• 1547 half thaler
• 1552 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1545
• return to coins of German States, Kempten