Leuchtenberg 1548 thaler Dav-9370
This specimen was lot 5301 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,100 (about US$2,714 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LEUCHTENBERG, LANDGRAFSCHAFT, Georg III. 1531-1555. Taler 1548, Pfreimd, mit Titel Karls V. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Ungewöhnlich scharf ausgeprägtes Exemplar, vorzüglich +. (landgraviate of Leuchtenberg, George III, 1531-55, thaler of 1548, Pfreimd mint, struck in the name of Charles V. Very scarce in this quality, unusually wel struck, choice extremely fine.)"
The landgrave of Leuchtenberg was a considerable power in the Upper Palatinate in the Middle Ages but never succeeded in becoming a direct suffragan of the emperor. When the dynasty lapsed in the early 1600's, the landgraviate was annexed to Bavaria, where it remains to this day. This type was struck 1543-48, during Georg's brief foray into coinage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.01-28.90 g, silver, this specimen 28,81 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB31, Friedl 120 b; Dav-9370.
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- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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