Kempten 1552 thaler Dav-9366

Sincona sale 13, lot 2110

This specimen was lot 2110 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$2,070 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND, Kempten, Stadt, Taler zu 72 Kreuzer 1552. Fast vorzüglich. Ex. Coll. Huntington, Nr. 1503." This type is noted for 1552-54. Varieties exist. The city was annexed to Bavaria in 1803.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 31.03 g.

Catalog reference: Haertle 241. Nau 158, Dav-9366.

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 1545 thaler Dav-9365
• 1547 half thaler
• Kempten 1554 groschen
• Coins and currency dated 1552
• return to coins of German States, Kempten