View source for Cologne 1574 thaler Dav-9155

[[Image:Cologne 1574 thaler obv JElsen 259-978.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen list 259, lot 978]]
[[Image:Cologne 1574 thaler rev JElsen 259-978.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 978 in Jean Elsen price list 259 (Brussels, January-March 2012), where it was offered at €2,250. The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, COLOGNE, Ville, AR Taler, 1574, Au titre de Maximilien II. Droit : Un griffon et un lion tenant l'écu de la ville sous un heaume. Revers : Aigle impériale couronnée. Provient de la collection Köhlmoos, Münzen und Medaillen AG, vente 91, Bâle, 6-7 mars 2001, 326. Très Rare. presque Superbe'' ([[Germany]], city of Cologne, silver thaler of 1574, in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: a griffin and a lion bear the arms of the city beneath a helmet. Reverse: crowned imperial eagle. From the Köhlmoos collection, Münzen und Medaillen AG, vente 91 (Basel, March 2001), lot 326. Very rare, about EF)"</blockquote> The archbishopric of Cologne, like Mainz and Trier, was an ecclesiastical state along the river Rhine whose ruler was one of the Electors of the Empire. However, he did not rule Cologne itself, which had managed to make itself a free city. This type was struck 1568-74 by the city along with a double thaler (Dav-9154). Klippes exist dated 1570.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:''  silver, this specimen 29,07 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Noss, 179b; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9155]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Liste 259,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012. 
* 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.

''Link to:''
* [[Cologne 1568 thaler Dav-9155|1568 thaler]]
* [[Neuss 1570 thaler Dav-9595]]
* [[Cologne 1572 thaler Dav-9132|1572 thaler, date on obverse, issued by the archbishop]]
* [[Cologne 1575 ducat Fr-813]]
* [[Cologne 1577 2 ducats Fr-812|1577 double ducat]]
* [[Cologne 1583 goldgulden Fr-760]]
* [[Trier 1591 thaler Dav-9923]]
* [[Cologne 1602 thaler Dav-5157|1602 city thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1574]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Cologne]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen list 269]]