Mansfeld-Friedeburg 1593-BM thaler Dav-9510
This specimen was lot 185 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$398 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Mansfeld, Grafschaft | Vorderortlinie Friedeburg. Peter Ernst I., Bruno II., Gebhard VIII. und Johann Georg IV. 1587-1601. Taler 1593, Eisleben. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Mansfeld-Friedeburg, Peter Ernest I, Bruno II, Gebhard VIII and John George IV, 1587-1601, thaler of 1593, Eisleben mint. Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1588-99 in Mansfeld-Friedeberg and is among the more common thalers of the period. 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. This is from the sixth of seven different issues of joint coinages.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.68 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB52, Tornau 599, Dav-9510.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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