View source for Murbach and Luders (1570-87) guldenthaler

[[Image:Murbach S59-1480.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 59, lot 1480]]
[[Image:Murbach 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Alsace and Strasbourg in 1547]]

This specimen was lot 1480 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE | Murbach und Lüders, Abtei, Johann Ulrich von Raitenau, 1570-1587. Guldentaler o. J. St. Amarin. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit hübscher Patina.'' ([[France]], abbey of Murbach and Luders, John Ulrich of Raitenau, 1570-87, undated guldenthaler, St. Amarin mint. Very rare, Extremely fine, Beautiful condition with nice patina.)"</blockquote> This obscure issue is from the long-vanished Abbey of Murbach and Luders in upper Alsace. The region, then part of the Empire, is now firmly part of [[France]].

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 24.47 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Divo 44 var., [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-10029]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Davenport, John S., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* 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>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

''Links to:''
* [[Murbach and Luders 1559 thaler Dav-9586|1559 thaler]]
* [[Murbach and Luders (1607-25) thaler Dav-5617]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1570]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Strassbourg]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 58, 59, 60, 61]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]