Stolberg-Rochefort 1554 thaler Dav-9868
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This specimen was lot 55819 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Stolberg. Taler, 1554. Augsburg Mint. Ludwig II. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details. From the Collection of Richard Evans Norton (1872-1946)." The SCWC labels this branch of the family as Stolberg-Konigstein-Rochefort, and the coin does indeed mention "KONI". Most Stolberg thalers were joint issues of various combinations of the counts but this one of 1554-55 was by Ludwig II alone. It is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9868; KM-MB21.
- 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.
- Gernot Schnee, Sächsiche Taler, 1500-1800. Frankfurt Am Main, P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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