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[[Image:Ostfriesland 1568 thaler Sincona 11-944.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 11, lot 944]] | [[Image:Ostfriesland 1568 thaler Sincona 11-944.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 11, lot 944]] | ||
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This specimen was lot 944 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Ostfriesland, Grafschaft Edzard II. und Johann von Rietberg, 1566-1591. Taler 1568. Beschnitten. Fast sehr schön-sehr schön.'' (County of [[German States, Ostfriesland|Ostfriesland]], Edward II and John of Rietberg, 1566-91, thaler of 1568. Clipped, very fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first thaler from this scarce locality this author has been able to locate. It was issued 1568-75. The weight (24.49 g) reflects the loss from clipping. | This specimen was lot 944 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Ostfriesland, Grafschaft Edzard II. und Johann von Rietberg, 1566-1591. Taler 1568. Beschnitten. Fast sehr schön-sehr schön.'' (County of [[German States, Ostfriesland|Ostfriesland]], Edward II and John of Rietberg, 1566-91, thaler of 1568. Clipped, very fine.)"</blockquote> This is the first thaler from this scarce locality this author has been able to locate. It was issued 1568-75. The weight (24.49 g) reflects the loss from clipping. | ||
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* [[Henneberg 1567 thaler Dav-9257]] | * [[Henneberg 1567 thaler Dav-9257]] | ||
* [[Saxony 1568-HB thaler Dav-9798]] | * [[Saxony 1568-HB thaler Dav-9798]] | ||
| + | * [[Ostfriesland 1588 goldgulden Fr-883]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1568]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1568]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 10, 11]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 10, 11]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]] | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 5 March 2023
This specimen was lot 944 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Ostfriesland, Grafschaft Edzard II. und Johann von Rietberg, 1566-1591. Taler 1568. Beschnitten. Fast sehr schön-sehr schön. (County of Ostfriesland, Edward II and John of Rietberg, 1566-91, thaler of 1568. Clipped, very fine.)"
This is the first thaler from this scarce locality this author has been able to locate. It was issued 1568-75. The weight (24.49 g) reflects the loss from clipping.
Recorded mintage: 18,976.
Specification: silver, this specimen 24.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB 85, Dav-9613; Kappelhoff 231.
- 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., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.
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