Nurnberg 1552 1/21 thaler
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This specimen was lot 4310 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €320 (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NÜRNBERG, STADT, 1/21 Taler (Groschen) 1552, mit Titel Karls V. RR Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, groschen or 1/21 thaler of 1552, struck in the name of Charles V. Very rare, handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The groschen was normally three kreuzer or 1/20 gulden, so we don't know the reason for the odd fraction but the "21" on the orb on the reverse clearly shows that was what was intended.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2,17 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB35, Kellner 138.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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