Pfalz 1578 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 5361 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,427 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Kasimir, 1576-1592. 1/2 Reichstaler 1578, Heidelberg. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, fast vorzüglich/vorzüglich. (electorate of the Palatinate, John Casimir, 1576-92, half thaler of 1578, Heidelberg mint. Very scarce in this quality, attractive example with handsome patina, about extremely fine to extremely fine.)"
This one year type is listed as rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB166, Slg. Memmesh. 2218; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) 143.
- 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 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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