Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (15)95 1/16 thaler
This specimen was lot 11186 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €89 (about US$103). The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1/16 Talers, 1595. Schleswig Mint. Johann Adolf. NGC EF-40. Some rainbow toning on both sides. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." The dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp were a cadet branch of the house of Oldenburg, which ruled Denmark. They divided the rule of Schleswig-Holstein between them and the history of the duchies is the story of their quarrels and feuds. This type was struck 1594-1605, mostly with two digit dates, and was equal to two schilling. Johann Adolf (b. 1575) was duke 1590-1616.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 2.92 g.
Catalog reference: KM-5; Sieg-6.2; Bruun-13950.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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