Schwarzburg 1606 thaler Dav-7678

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Ponterio sale 159, lot 8274
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
Schwarzburg in 1789

This specimen was lot 8274 in Ponterio sale 160 (Baltimore, June 2011), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Schwarzburg. Taler, 1606. Joint Rule VII. Toned. NGC VF-35." This type is recorded in the SCWC as joint coinage for all the divisions of Schwarzburg, including -Sondershausen, -Rudolstadt and -Arnstadt. All are scarce to rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-7678; KM-18.

Source:

  • 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., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The June 2011 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2011.

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