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[[Image:S87-2239.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 2239]] | [[Image:S87-2239.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 87, lot 2239]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2239 in Sincona sale 87 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2239 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,885 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Münster, 2 Taler 1534, Wiedertäufer. Prägung des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Munster|bishopric of Munster]], double thaler of 1534, struck in the seventeenth century. Very fine-extremely fine, Attractively toned."</blockquote> The original "Anabaptist" thaler was struck in the city of Munster in 1534 during the attempt to establish a communal sectarian government there. Note the absence of any reference to Franz von Waldeck, prince-bishop of Münster. This double thaler was struck later as a souvenir. |
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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>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023. |
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| + | * [[Munster (1497-1508) 1/2 goldgulden Fr-1757|(1497-1508) half goldgulden]] | ||
* [[Munster 1534 1/2 thaler|1534 "Anabaptist" half thaler]] | * [[Munster 1534 1/2 thaler|1534 "Anabaptist" half thaler]] | ||
* [[Munster 1534-K thaler Dav-9583|1534 "Anabaptist" thaler]] | * [[Munster 1534-K thaler Dav-9583|1534 "Anabaptist" thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Munster 1535 1/2 thaler|1535 half thaler]] | ||
* [[Munster 1535 thaler Dav-9576|1535 thaler, Franz von Waldeck]] | * [[Munster 1535 thaler Dav-9576|1535 thaler, Franz von Waldeck]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1534]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1534]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 84, 85, 86, 87]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 9 September 2025
This specimen was lot 2239 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,885 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Münster, 2 Taler 1534, Wiedertäufer. Prägung des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Germany, bishopric of Munster, double thaler of 1534, struck in the seventeenth century. Very fine-extremely fine, Attractively toned."
The original "Anabaptist" thaler was struck in the city of Munster in 1534 during the attempt to establish a communal sectarian government there. Note the absence of any reference to Franz von Waldeck, prince-bishop of Münster. This double thaler was struck later as a souvenir.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 59.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB90, Geisberg 6, Dav-9583B.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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