Muhlhausen 1619 thaler Dav-5584
This specimen was lot 4304 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$15,133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜHLHAUSEN IN THÜRINGEN, STADT Reichstaler 1619, mit Titel von Matthias. Behelmtes Stadtwappen//Gekrönter Doppeladler, auf der Brust Reichsapfel. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion Adolph Hess Nachf. 214, Frankfurt/Main 1933, Nr. 1536; der Slg. Dr. Martin Sellmann, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 113, Osnabrück 2006, Nr. 3658 und der Slg. Friedrich Popken, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 223, Berlin 2013, Nr. 447. (city of Mühlhausen, thaler of 1619, struck in the name of Matthias. Obverse: helmeted city arms; reverse: crowned double headed eagle supporting the imperial orb. Extremely rare, very attractive example with fine patina, very fine or better.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29 g, silver, this specimen 28,79 g.
Catalog reference: KM 6, Behr 14; Dav-5584.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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