View source for Halberstadt (1525) thaler Dav-9203

[[Image:Halberstadt Kunker 263-00073q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 73]]
[[Image:Halberstadt 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Halberstadt in 1547]]

This specimen was lot 73 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Halberstadt, BISTUM Albrecht V. von Brandenburg, 1513-1545. Taler o. J. (um 1525). Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, Bearbeitungsspuren am Rand, sehr schön +, Das Stück hat Bearbeitungsspuren am Rand.'' (bishopric of Halberstadt, Albrecht of Brandenburg, 1513-45, undated thaler, of the greatest rarity, fine patina, edge tooled, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> Another scarce one year type. The bishop was also archbishop of Mainz and Magdeburg.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' Besser/Brämer/Bürger 40.05 var.; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9203]]. 

''[[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>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:''
* [[Halberstadt 1525 thaler Dav-9206|1525 thaler]]
* [[Halberstadt 1526 thaler Dav-9207A|1526 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1525]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Halberstadt]]

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