Mansfeld-Friedeburg (15)85-BM thaler Dav-9506
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 55700 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mansfeld-Friedeburg. Taler, 1585-BM. Peter Ernst I. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details." Mansfeld and its subdivisions were counties of utmost insignificance except for its silver mines which provided the material for an abundance of thalers. This type was issued 1580-85 and undated as part of the second joint coinage. It is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9506; KM-MB14.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to: