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[[Image:Mansfeld 1604 thaler S18-1448q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1448]]

This specimen was lot 1448 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 325 (about US$428 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Taler 1604. Eisleben. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], county of Mansfeld-Vorderort-Friedeburg, thaler of 1604, Eisleben mint, good very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1601-04 in Mansfeld-Friedeberg and is among the more common thalers of the period. Mansfeld-Friedeberg was a county of utmost insignificance except for its silver mines which provided the material for an abundance of thalers. Duke Peter Ernst ruled 1532-1604; the line went extinct on his death.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.97 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Tornau 647h, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6947]]; KM-9.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Mansfeld-Friedeburg 1597-GM thaler Dav-9510]]
* [[Mansfeld-Friedeburg 1603-GM 1/2 thaler|1603-GM half thaler]]
* [[Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort 1609 thaler Dav-6977]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1604]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Mansfeld]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]]