Schaumburg-Pinneberg (1)620 thaler Dav-3741
This specimen was lot 4417 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLSTEIN-SCHAUENBURG, GRAFSCHAFT, Ernst III. 1601-1622. Reichstaler 1620, Altona. R Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (county of Holstein-Schauenburg, Ernest III, 1601-22, thaler of 1620, Altona mint. Rare, handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The dynastic affairs of this duchy are complicated even by German standards as the dukes were related to the king of Denmark and even the czar of Russia. This type was struck in 1620 before the local dynasty lapsed in 1640. Pinneberg lies between Gluckstadt and Altona on the Elbe river. Thalers of 1620 include KM 106/Dav-3739, KM 107/Dav-3740, KM 108/Dav-3741 (shown here), KM 109/Dav-3741A, KM 110/Dav-3742 and KM 111/Dav-3742A.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM 108, Dav-3741; Lange 916; Weinm. 143 var.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [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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