Mansfeld-Friedeburg 1591-BM thaler Dav-9510

Heritage sale 3035, lot 33527

This specimen was lot 33527 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mansfeld-Friedburg. Peter Ernst I et al Taler 1591 About XF, Minor mount trace at 1:00, otherwise a well struck example of the type." This type was struck 1588-99 in Mansfeld-Friedeberg and is among the more common thalers of the period. Double thalers (Dav-9509) also exist. Mansfeld-Friedeberg was a county of utmost insignificance except for its silver mines which provided the material for an abundance of thalers. Duke Peter Ernst ruled 1532-1604; the line went extinct on his death.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB52, Dav-9510.

Source:

• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

Link to:

• (15)85-BM thaler, second joint coinage
• Mansfeld-Schraplau (15)91-BM thaler Dav-9525
• Mansfeld-Hinterort-Schraplau 1592-BM thaler Dav-9527
• 1593-BM thaler
• 1597-GM thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1591
• return to coins of German States, Mansfeld