View source for Mecklenburg 1549 thaler Dav-9547

[[Image:Meck-Schwerin S57-2674.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 57, lot 2674]]

This specimen was lot 2674 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND | Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Herzogtum, Johann Albrecht I. 1547-1576. Taler 1549, Gadebusch. Attraktives sehr schönes Exemplar. Hübsche Patina. Kleiner Stempelfehler.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, John Albrecht I, 1547-76, thaler of 1549, Gadebusch mint. Attractive very fine specimen, Attractive patina, Small die defect.)"</blockquote> Altho the auction cataloguers have attributed this issue to Mecklenburg-Schwerin, it was actually issued when Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Gustrow were temporarily merged. The duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz did not yet exist.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 27.71 g.  

''Catalog reference:'' Kunzel 97, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9547]].

''[[Bibliography|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., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Mecklenburg 1543 thaler Dav-9544|1543 thaler]]
* [[Mecklenburg 1568 thaler Dav-9552|1568 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1549]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 54, 55, 56, 57]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]