Stolberg (15)46 thaler Dav-9848
This specimen was lot 2365 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,266 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · STOLBERG, GEMEINSCHAFTLICH Wolfgang, Ludwig II., Heinrich XXI., Albrecht Georg und Christof I., 1538-1552. Taler 1546, Stolberg. 28,77 g Dav-9848; Friederich 109 a. RR Herrliche Patina, Bearbeitungsspuren am Rand, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 412, Osnabrück 2024, Nr. 1732. (Germany, county of Stolberg, joint rule, Wolfgang, Louis II, Henry XXI, Albert George and Christopher I, 1538-52, thaler of 1546, Stolberg mint. Very rare, superb patina, tooling on edge, about extremely fine.)"
This rare type was struck 1545-46. The similar Dav-9847 has a four digit date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 29,03 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB21.2, Dav-9721; Schnee 72; Keilitz 128.2.
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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