View source for Leuchtenberg 1541 thaler Dav-9368

[[Image:K424-0595.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 424, lot 595]]
[[Image:Leuchtenberg 1777.JPG|550px|thumb|Leuchtenberg in 1777, as part of Bavaria just south of Sulzbach]]

This specimen was lot 595 in Künker Auction 424 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,788 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · LEUCHTENBERG, LANDGRAFSCHAFT Georg III., 1531-1555. Taler 1541, Pfreimd, mit Titel Karls V. Münzmeister Hans Schulmeister junior. St. Georg mit Schild und Fahne steht v. v., unten der lebende Drache, l. im Feld (gerade am Arm) die Jahreszahl I54I//Gekrönter Doppeladler, auf der Brust zweifeldiges Wappen (Österreich/Burgund). Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, Kratzer auf der Vorderseite, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], landgraviate of Leuchtenberg, George III, 1531-55, thaler of 1541, Pfreimd mint, struck in the name of Charles V. Obverse: Shield and flag are from the front, below the living dragon, above, the horizontal date; reverse: crowned double-headed eagle, on the chest the impaled arms of Austria and Burgundy. Extremely rare, fine patina, scratches on the obverse, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The landgrave of Leuchtenberg was a considerable power in the Upper Palatinate in the Middle Ages but never succeeded in becoming a direct suffragan of the emperor. When the dynasty lapsed in 1646, the landgraviate was annexed to [[German States, Bavaria|Bavaria]], where it remains to this day. Georg III issued a series of thalers (Dav-9367 thru Dav-9372) during 1541-53. All are scarce and this one is rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28.71-28.89 g, silver, 40 mm diameter; this specimen 28,75 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB28, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9368]] (this example); Friedl 98 (this example). 

''[[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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 424: Münster, Osnabrück, and the Peace of Westphalia | The Fuggers, Leuchtenberg, and Passau | The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast, Part 3, e.g.,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Leuchtenberg 1534 batzen|1534 batzen]]
* [[Leuchtenberg 1541 thaler Dav-9367A|1541 thaler, large date, shield and flag, slain dragon]]
* [[Leuchtenberg 1543 thaler Dav-9370|1543 thaler]]
* [[Leuchtenberg 1543 2 thaler Dav-9369|1543 double thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1541]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 423, 424, 425, 426]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]