View source for Anhalt-Zerbst 1680 thaler Dav-A6035

[[Image:K406-4091.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 4091]]

This specimen was lot 4091 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,511 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ANHALT-ZERBST, FÜRSTENTUM, Carl Wilhelm, 1667-1718. Reichstaler 1680, auf den Tod seiner Mutter Sophia Augusta von Schleswig-Holstein, Tochter von Herzog Friedrich III. Ein von der Sonne bestrahlter und von Winden umgebener Fels im Meer, vorne am Felsen das Monogramm der Fürstin, oben ein Herz, l. Segelschiff//15 Zeilen Schrift. R Hübsche Patina, min. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich.'' ([[German States, Anhalt-Dessau|principality of Anhalt-Zerbst]], Charles William, 1667-1718, thaler of 1680, on the death of his mother Sophia Augusta von Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of duke Friedrich III. Obverse: A rock in the sea illuminated by the sun and surrounded by winds, the monogram of the princess on the front of the rock, a heart at the top, a ship sails at left; reverse: 15 line inscription. Rare, handsome patina, minor planchet defects, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Joachim Ernst united all the splinters of Anhalt but died in 1586. His seven sons ruled Anhalt jointly until 1603, when the five surviving brothers partitioned it once again. The new principalities were Anhalt-Bernburg, [[Anhalt-Dessau 1674-APK 2/3 thaler KM-5.4|Anhalt-Dessau]], Anhalt-Kothen, Anhalt-Plötzkau and Anhalt-Zerbst. Anhalt-Dessau lasted the longest, surviving until 1918. Anhalt-Zerbst was a state of utmost insignificance except one of its daughters grew up to be Catherine the Great of Russia. This type was struck 1680 only and is very rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28,68 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 29, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-A6035]]; Lange -; Mann 263. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Secular Talers, 1600-1700,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1674-CP 1/3 thaler|1674-CP ⅓ thaler]] = ½ gulden
* [[Jever 1676-CP thaler Dav-6032|Jever 1676-CP thaler, Carl Wilhelm von Anhalt-Zerbst]]
* [[Anhalt-Zerbst 1678-CP 2/3 thaler KM-16.7|1678-CP ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1680]]

[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]