Lubeck 1588 thaler Dav-9411
This specimen was lot 723 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €425 (about US$561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, LÜBECK, Ville libre, AR Taler, 1588, Au titre de Rodolphe II. Droit: B. de saint Jean-Baptiste de face, tenant l'agneau de Dieu, au-dessus de l'écu de la ville. Revers: Aigle impériale couronnée. Léger défaut de flan. Très Beau. (Germany, city of Lubeck, silver thaler of 1588, in the name of Rudolf II. Obverse: facing bust of John the Baptist bearing the Lamb of God, city arms below; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Slight planchet defect, very fine.)"
Davenport lists this type for 1579-85 and 1587-89.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.82 g.
Catalog reference: Behrens, 115a; Dav-9411.
- 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]Philippe Elsen et al., Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013.
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