Murbach and Luders 1547 thaler Dav-9586

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Sincona sale 11, lot 1541
Alsace and Strasbourg in 1547

This specimen was lot 1541 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 2,100 CHF (about US$2,600 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Murbach und Lüders, Abtei Johann Rudolf Stör von Störenberg, 1542-1570. Taler 1547, St. Amarin. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (France, Abbey of Murbach and Luders, John Rudolf of Storenberg, 1542-70, thaler of 1547, St.-Amarin mint. Rare, nice extremely fine.)"

This obscure issue of 1544-60 is from the long-vanished Abbey of Murbach and Luders in upper Alsace. Double thalers also exist. The region is now firmly part of France.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB4, Dav-9586; Divo 4.

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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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