Wurzburg 1554-SK thaler Dav-9975
This specimen was lot 752 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurzburg. Taler, 1554-SK. Melchior Zobel Von Giebelstadt Zum Guttenberg (1544-58). NGC AU-53. Sword between 'D' and 'V' of 'DVX'. Some minor doubling to strike. Old envelope toning with some russet and blue highlights. From the Rockaway Collection." The Bishop of Würzburg struck thalers on occasion but most are rare. This one is noted for 1553-55. St. Kilian was an Irish monk who converted Franconia and Thuringia to Christianity. He was martyred around 686 A.D. by beheading, which is why he is usually depicted holding a sword.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-MB37; Helmschrott-53, Dav-9975.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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