Ostfriesland (15)92 thaler Dav-9615
This specimen was lot 2252 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,275 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · OSTFRIESLAND, GRAFSCHAFT, SEIT 1654/1662 FÜRSTENTUM Edzard II. allein, 1591-1599. Reichstaler 1592, Emden. RR Schrötlingsriß, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, county of Ostfriesland, Edzard II alone, 1591-99, thaler of 1592, Emden mint. Very rare, planchet crack, about extremely fine.)"
This windswept, poverty stricken province had little call for thalers. Edzard spent most of his reign in disputes with his brother Johann and the city of Emden (he was Lutheran while the city was Calvinist). Edzard died in 1599, aged 66 years. This type was struck 1592-98 and is rare. See also KM MB102/Dav-9614 of 1581-92 (citing Edzard and Johann).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,83 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB109, Dav-9615; Kappelhoff 306.
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- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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