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| − | The first specimen was lot 1026 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €700 (about US$944 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM , Franz von Waldeck, 1532-1553. Taler 1535, Münster. R Winz. Henkelspur, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Francis of Waldeck, 1532-53, thaler of 1535, Munster mint. Scarce, small mount mark, very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 11 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,591 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz von Waldeck, 1532-1553. Taler 1535, Münster. R Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Francis of Waldeck, 1532-53, thaler of 1535, Munster mint. Edge bumps, very fine.)"</blockquote> This was issued soon after the bishop recaptured the city from the Anabaptists. | + | The first specimen was lot 1026 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €700 (about US$944 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz von Waldeck, 1532-1553. Taler 1535, Münster. R Winz. Henkelspur, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Francis of Waldeck, 1532-53, thaler of 1535, Munster mint. Scarce, small mount mark, very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 11 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,591 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz von Waldeck, 1532-1553. Taler 1535, Münster. R Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Francis of Waldeck, 1532-53, thaler of 1535, Munster mint. Edge bumps, very fine.)"</blockquote> This was issued soon after the bishop recaptured the city from the Anabaptists. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare. | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 25 November 2024
The first specimen was lot 1026 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €700 (about US$944 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz von Waldeck, 1532-1553. Taler 1535, Münster. R Winz. Henkelspur, sehr schön. (bishopric of Munster, Francis of Waldeck, 1532-53, thaler of 1535, Munster mint. Scarce, small mount mark, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 11 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,591 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz von Waldeck, 1532-1553. Taler 1535, Münster. R Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (bishopric of Munster, Francis of Waldeck, 1532-53, thaler of 1535, Munster mint. Edge bumps, very fine.)"
This was issued soon after the bishop recaptured the city from the Anabaptists.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9576; the first specimen Ilisch XXX, 3 c; the second specimen Ilisch XXX, 3 a.
- 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]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.
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