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[[Image:Munster K335-4159.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4159]] | [[Image:Munster K335-4159.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4159]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4159 in Künker sale 335 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4159 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,701 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, STADT. 1/2 Taler 1534. Wiedertäufer. RR Schöne Patina, Henkelspur, sehr schön. Geisberg hält den Taler mit gleicher Umschrift für eine Nachprägung. Stilistisch würde das Stück zeitlich nach 1534, aber vor den Prägungen von J. Potthoff (b. 1607) und E. Ketteler (um 1640) einzuordnen sein. Als Halbtaler ist das hier angebotene Stück anscheinend nicht ediert, die beiden von Geisberg beschriebenen Exemplare haben andere Umschriften.'' ([[Germany]], city of [[German States, Munster|Munster]], half thaler of 1534. Issued by the Anabaptists, this variety is unpublished in Geisberg. It may have been struck later than the date shown but definitely before 1640. Rare, nice patina, mount mark, very fine.)"</blockquote> |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 16,48 g. | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 16,48 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Geisberg - (vgl. 9). | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Geisberg - (vgl. 9). |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
| + | * 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>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Munster (1497-1508) 1/2 goldgulden Fr-1757|(1497-1508) half goldgulden]] |
| + | * [[Munster 1534-K thaler Dav-9583|1534 "Anabaptist" thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Munster 1534 2 thaler Dav-9583B|1534 "Anabaptist" double thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Munster 1535 1/2 thaler|1535 half thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Munster 1535 thaler Dav-9576|1535 thaler, Franz von Waldeck]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1534]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1534]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:43, 30 August 2025
This specimen was lot 4159 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,701 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNSTER, STADT. 1/2 Taler 1534. Wiedertäufer. RR Schöne Patina, Henkelspur, sehr schön. Geisberg hält den Taler mit gleicher Umschrift für eine Nachprägung. Stilistisch würde das Stück zeitlich nach 1534, aber vor den Prägungen von J. Potthoff (b. 1607) und E. Ketteler (um 1640) einzuordnen sein. Als Halbtaler ist das hier angebotene Stück anscheinend nicht ediert, die beiden von Geisberg beschriebenen Exemplare haben andere Umschriften. (Germany, city of Munster, half thaler of 1534. Issued by the Anabaptists, this variety is unpublished in Geisberg. It may have been struck later than the date shown but definitely before 1640. Rare, nice patina, mount mark, very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 16,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Geisberg - (vgl. 9).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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