Mecklenburg 1543 thaler Dav-9544

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Kunker sale 293, lot 1015

This specimen was lot 1015 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,483 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MECKLENBURG, MECKLENBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1348 HERZOGTUM. Albrecht VII. 1503-1547. Taler 1543, Gadebusch. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Erworben im März 1974 von Dr. Walter Kimpel, Düsseldorf. (Germany, duchy of Mecklenburg, Albrecht VII, 1503-47, thaler of 1543, Gadebusch mint. Very fine.)"

Mecklenburg was united 1471-1621. Several lines ruled jointly; Albrecht was of the Mecklenburg-Gustrow line. The final partition into Mecklenburg-Schwerin and -Strelitz occurred in 1621. Never a prosperous state, Mecklenburg issues are few and scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9544; Kunzel 41 B/a.

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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