View source for Henneberg 1567 thaler Dav-9257

[[Image:Henneberg 1567 thaler obv JElsen 111-963.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 111, lot 963]]
[[Image:Henneberg 1567 thaler rev JElsen 111-963.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Henneberg 1789.jpg|550px|thumb|Henneberg in 1789, after its partition. Saxe-Gotha is to the north, Saxe-Koburg is to the southeast]]

This specimen was lot 963 in Jean Elsen sale 111 (Brussels, December 2011), where it sold for 600 euro (about US$923 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, HENNEBERG, Georg Ernst (1559-1583), AR Taler, 1567, Droit : B. cuirassé à droite. Revers : Ecu écartelé sous deux heaumes. Au-dessus, le différent [HN] entre deux étoiles. Très Rare. Nettoyé. Trace de bélière. Beau à Très Beau.'' (Germany, Henneberg, George Ernest (1559-83), silver thaler of 1567. Obverse: armored bust to right; reverse: quartered arms below two helmets. Very rare, cleaned, trace of mounting, fine to very fine.)"</blockquote>  After the local dynasty fell extinct in 1580, this small county in Thuringia was divided among various dukes of Saxony, including that of [[German States, Saxe-Meiningen|Saxe-Meiningen]], [[German States, Saxe-Gotha|Saxe-Gotha]] and [[German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Saxe-Weimar.]]

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28,32 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Heus, 115c; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9257]].

''[[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.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 111,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011. 

''Link to:''
* [[Henneberg 1562 thaler Dav-9254a|1562 thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Old-Gotha 1566 thaler Dav-9754]]
* [[Breisach 1567 guldenthaler Dav-10013]]
* [[Ostfriesland 1568 thaler Dav-9613]]
* [[Saxony 1569-HB thaler Dav-9798]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1567]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 111]]