Lubeck 1610 1/2 thaler
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 4035 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €350 (about US$458 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LÜBECK, STADT. 1/2 Reichstaler (16 Schilling) 1610, mit Titel Rudolfs II. und dem Abzeichen des Bürgermeisters Alexander Lüneburg. RR Sehr schön. (Germany, city of Lubeck, half thaler of 1610, in the name of Matthias and the badge of mayor Alexander Luneburg. Rare, very fine.)"
This type is listed for 1608-12 and is nearly as costly as the thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,07 g.
Catalog reference: KM A26, Behrens 221.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
Link to: