View source for Munster 1569 thaler Dav-9581

[[Image:Munster K293-13.jpg|550px|thumb|from Künker sale 293, lot 13]]

This specimen was lot 13 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,281 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Johann IV. von Hoya, 1566-1574. Taler 1569, Münster. Von großer Seltenheit. Henkelspur, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, John IV of Hoya, 1566-74, thaler of 1569, Munster mint. Of the greatest rarity, mount mark, very fine.)"</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-9581A]]; Ilisch XXXIII, 1 c. 

''[[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>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017. 

''Link to:''
* [[Munster 1546 thaler Dav-9578|1546 thaler]]
* [[Munster 1570 thaler Dav-9582|1570 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1569]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Munster]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]]