Lorraine 1575 thaler Dav-9389
This specimen was lot 1723 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 3,700 CHF (about US$4,440 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Lothringen, Herzogtum, Karl III. 1545-1608. Taler 1575, Nancy. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön. (duchy of Lorraine, Charles III, 1545-1608, thaler of 1575, nancy mint. Extremely rare, Very fine.)"
In the sixteenth century, duke Karl, tho raised at the French court and married to a French princess, considered himself a subject of the German emperor. The province would not fall under French domination until after the Thirty Years War and was not annexed until the death of the last duke in 1766. This type is listed for 1574-75.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen 28.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB36, Flon 644,84. Dav-9389.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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