Reuss-Gera 1635 thaler Dav-7312
This specimen was lot 20645 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY. Reuss-Gera. Reichstaler (Taler), 1635. Lobenstein Mint. Heinrich II 'the Posthumous'. NGC MS-62. Struck following the death of the count, this interesting taler can be seen as a posthumous issue of 'the Posthumous,' as Heinrich's nickname was acquired owing to the fact that he was born after the death of his father and predecessor, Heinrich I. Deeply toned, with a muted brilliance and just a hint of cabinet friction, this type is quite scarce and one which we have not offered in the past. Immensely attractive. Reuss-Gera was a splinter of the principality of Reuss, in turn a splinter of Thuringia. All of the males of the house of Reuss were named Heinrich. The last prince, Heinrich XXVII, abdicated in 1918."
Another rare issue from an insignificant locale. Formed in 1206, the line lapsed several times before falling permanently extinct in 1802, passing to Reuss-Schleiz. Another thaler, KM 59, with a slightly different reverse inscription, exists for 1635.
Reported Mintage: 257.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-7312; KM-58.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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