Magdeburg (1613)-IH thaler Dav-5480
By the second half of the sixteenth century, the archbishopric of Magdeburg was completely converted to Lutheranism yet the ecclesiastical state was not abolished. Instead, it became a puppet state of the elector of Brandenburg, who either appointed himself or one of his close relatives archbishop. Brandenburg annexed it outright in 1680. This specimen was lot 4113 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$11,123 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MAGDEBURG, ERZBISTUM. Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg, 1598-1608-1631. Reichstaler o. J. Halle. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Magdeburg, Christian William of Brandenburg, 1598-1631, undated thaler, Halle mint. Very rare, especially in this quality, extremely fine.)"
This type is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32, Dav-5480; v. Schr. 431.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [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.
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