Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1541 thaler Dav-9842

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1570

This specimen was lot 1570 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 5,250 (about US$6,918 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Taler 1541. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, thaler of 1541, nice extremely fine.)"

Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. This type is listed for 1541-46 and is rather scarce. The duke, Friedrich II, ruled 1488-1547.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.00 g.

Catalog reference: Friedensburg/Seger 1346 var., Dav-9842.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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