Regensburg 1545 thaler Dav-9680
This specimen was lot 1483 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,250 (about US$1,647 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Taler 1545. Regensburg Mit Titel Karls V. Gutes sehr schön. (bishopric of Regensburg, thaler of 1545, in the name of Charles V, good very fine.)"
Coins were issued for Regensburg both by the city council and the bishop (shown here). The bishop Pancratius Sinzenhofer (1538-48) issued this type in 1544-47. It is expensive but the other episcopal thalers for the sixteenth century are much rarer. Today, Regensburg is part of Bavaria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.24-29.03 g, 0.894 fine silver, 40-42 mm diameter, this specimen 28.88 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB53, Emmerig/Kozinowski 39 C/a, Dav-9680.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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