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[[Image:Breslan 1544 thaler S18-1360q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1360]] | [[Image:Breslan 1544 thaler S18-1360q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1360]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1360 in Sincona sale 18 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1360 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 2,500 (about US$3,294 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Taler 1544. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], city of Breslau, thaler of 1544, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1543-46 and 1552 from the city; the bishop also issued thalers. Breslau issued coins in the name of the city (as here), the bishop and the emperor. The Hapsburgs acquired Silesia in 1526 as part of the Bohemian inheritance, the king having died fighting the Turks. It took them over a century to consolidate their control of the province, which had turned mostly Lutheran, and many local lords and towns continued to mint coins. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1500-1600,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979. | * 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. | * Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. |
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| + | * city of [[Breslau 1540 ducat Fr-445]] | ||
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1541 thaler Dav-9842]] | * [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1541 thaler Dav-9842]] | ||
* [[Regensburg 1545 thaler Dav-9680]] | * [[Regensburg 1545 thaler Dav-9680]] | ||
| − | * [[Breslau 1545 ducat Fr-476]] | + | * bishop of [[Breslau 1545 ducat Fr-476]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1544]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1544]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Breslau]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Breslau]] | ||
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]] | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:55, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1360 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 2,500 (about US$3,294 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Taler 1544. Vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Breslau, thaler of 1544, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1543-46 and 1552 from the city; the bishop also issued thalers. Breslau issued coins in the name of the city (as here), the bishop and the emperor. The Hapsburgs acquired Silesia in 1526 as part of the Bohemian inheritance, the king having died fighting the Turks. It took them over a century to consolidate their control of the province, which had turned mostly Lutheran, and many local lords and towns continued to mint coins.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.68 g.
Catalog reference: Friedensburg/Seger 8993, Dav-8993.
- 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.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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