Stolberg-Rochefort 1553 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 1356
Stolberg in 1789, as part of Saxony

This specimen was lot 1356 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,583 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"STOLBERG, STOLBERG, GEMEINSCHAFTLICH Wolfgang, Ludwig II. Heinrich XXI. Albrecht Georg und Christof I. 1538-1552. 1/2 Taler 1553, Stolberg. Von größter Seltenheit. Sehr schönes Exemplar. (Germany, county of Stolberg, joint coinage of Wolfgang, Louis II, Henry XXI, Albrecht George and Christopher I, 1538-52, half thaler of 1553, Stolberg mint. Very rare, very fine example.)"

This type is from one of the many splinters of Stolberg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Friedrich 166.

Source:

  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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