Magdeburg 1610-GM thaler Dav-5474
This specimen was lot 4298 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,837 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MAGDEBURG, ERZBISTUM, Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg, 1598-1608-1631. Reichstaler 1610, Halle. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +. (Germany, archbishopric of Magdeburg, Christian William of Brandenburg, 1598-1608-1631, thaler of 1610, Halle mint. Handsome patina, very fine or better.)"
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. Five dates are known for 1608-12 but the type remains rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9, Dav-5474; v. Schr. 413.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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