Marsberg 1608 1/24 thaler KM-5

Steve Album sale 51, lot 2947

Hesse in 1789, from Putzger's atlas. Marsberg is in the duchy of Westphalia south of Wunnenberg

This specimen was lot 2947 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MARSBERG: Ernst von Bayern, 1583-1612, AR 1/24 thaler, 1608, some small verdigris spots, mainly on reverse, well struck, VF, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." Marsberg was a free town of extreme obscurity in the duchy of Westphalia, which was ruled by the archbishop-elector of Cologne. This groschen was struck there 1601, 1606-11 in several styles; this one has the date divided by the cross on the orb.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.6 g, silver or billon, 20-21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-5.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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• Coins and currency dated 1608