View source for Anhalt-Kothen 1747-AW 1-1/3 thaler Dav-1909

[[Image:Anhalt Kunker 263-00566q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 566]]

This specimen was lot 566 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,196 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ANHALT-KÖTHEN, FÜRSTENTUM, August Ludwig, 1728-1755. Speciestaler 1747, Stolberg. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], principality of Anhalt-Cothen, August Louis, 1728-55, thaler of 1747, Stolberg mint. Attractive example with fine patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Thalers from eighteenth century Anhalt are very rare so collectors usually make do with the minors.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:''  silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1909]]; Mann 493, KM 26.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 1774-BFNS thaler Dav-1907]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1742 2/3 thaler]]
* [[Anhalt-Kothen 1747-IIG ducat Fr-26]]
* [[Anhalt-Kothen 1750-AW 1/3 thaler]]
* [[Anhalt-Kothen 1750-AW 2/3 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1747]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Anhalt-Dessau|Anhalt-Kothen]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]