Mansfeld-Hinterort-Schraplau 1592-BM thaler Dav-9527
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This specimen was lot 2123 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Mansfeld, Grafschaft, Hinterortische Linie Schraplau, Heinrich II. und Gotthelf Wilhelm, 1591-1594 Taler 1592. Eisleben. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Mansfeld, Schraplau line, Henry II and Gotthelf William, 1591-94, thaler of 1592, Eisleben mint. Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1592-94 and is common. Henry II survived until 1602 and the line lapsed on his death.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.66 g.
Catalog reference: Tornau 986 var. Dav-9527.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
- 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.
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