View source for Glatz 1542 thaler Dav-8134

[[Image:Sincona90-1947.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1947]]

This specimen was lot 1947 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 18,000 CHF (about US$23,785 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TSCHECHIEN, Böhmen, Johann von Pernstein, 1475-1548. Taler 1542, Glatz. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Gut ausgeprägtes Exemplar mit feiner Tönung.'' ([[Bohemia]], John of Pernstein, 1475-1548, thaler of 1542, Glatz mint. Very rare, Very fine-extremely fine, Well struck specimen with nice toning.)"</blockquote> This rare type was struck 1540-44 and 1548. This thaler and the accompanying double thaler (Dav-8133) and triple thaler (Dav-A8133) are the only large silver issues of this ruler. Glatz, now called Kłodzko in Poland, was in the sixteenth century a semi-independent duchy in Silesia whose lords originally descended from duke Bolesław III Wrymouth (d. 1138) of Poland. The SCWC lists this under [[Bohemia]] but it belongs under [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]].

Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"Jan IV of Pernštejn (also known as Jan of Pernstein, John of Pernstein, Jan the Rich or John the Rich in English, Jan z Pernštejna a na Helfštejně or Jan Bohatý in Czech, and Johann von Pernstein or Hans von Pernstein auf Helfenstein in German; 14 November 1487 in Moravský Krumlov – 8 September 1548 in Hrušovany u Brna) was a Moravian-Bohemian nobleman. He was high treasurer of Moravia in 1506–1516 and Landeshauptmann of Moravia in 1515–1519 and in 1526–1528 and governor of Moravia in 1530–1532. ...In 1537, King Ferdinand I of Bohemia mortgaged the County of Kladsko, which belonged immediately to Bohemia, to Jan of Pernštejn for 83464 guilders. Jan also received the title of Count of Kladsko and the right to mint coins in Kladsko."</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.85 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB25, F.u.S. 2815. Pavlicek/Schön 12. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8134]]. 

''[[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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Glatz 1541 groschen]] = 1/8 thaler
* [[Glatz 1541 thaler Dav-8134|1541 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1542]]

[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]]