Hanau-Munzenberg 1778-CLR thaler Dav-2289

Sincona sale 63, lot 293

Hanau in 1789, between Isenburg and Frankfurt. Munzenberg is to the north, neighboring Solms

This specimen was lot 293 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$470 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Hanau-Münzenberg, Grafschaft, Wilhelm IX. von Hessen-Kassel 1760-1785. Taler 1778 CLR, Hanau. Unter Vormundschaft seiner Mutter Maria. Ausbeute aus Biberer Gruben. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Hanau-Münzenberg, William IX of Hesse-Cassel, 1760-85, thaler of 1778, Hanau mint, under the regency of his mother Maria. For the Biberer mine. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1774-78 and is very similar to Dav-2289B. The county of Hanau-Lichtenberg on the Rhine passed to rival Hesse-Darmstadt and eventually to Baden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 115, Müseler 25.9b. Schütz 2088.2, Dav-2289.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• 1769-IIE half thaler
• 1771-CLR thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1778