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| − | This specimen was lot 326 in UBS sale 85 ( | + | This specimen was lot 326 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$599 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND, Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg, Grafschaft Gemeinschaftliche Prägung. Taler 1609. Zwei Helme nebeneinander, darüber die Jahreszahl. Rv. Nach links sprengender Turnierritter. Gutes sehr schön.''" (County of [[German States, Hohenlohe|Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg]], thaler of 1609. Two mantled helmets, date above; reverse: knight riding a galloping horse. Good Very Fine.)</blockquote> The auctioneers listed this coin as issued by Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg but the SCWC lists this under a unified Hohenlohe; separate coinages commencing in 1622. This type was issued 1600, 1603-10 and is expensive. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 326 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$599 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND, Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg, Grafschaft Gemeinschaftliche Prägung. Taler 1609. Zwei Helme nebeneinander, darüber die Jahreszahl. Rv. Nach links sprengender Turnierritter. Gutes sehr schön." (County of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg, thaler of 1609. Two mantled helmets, date above; reverse: knight riding a galloping horse. Good Very Fine.)
The auctioneers listed this coin as issued by Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg but the SCWC lists this under a unified Hohenlohe; separate coinages commencing in 1622. This type was issued 1600, 1603-10 and is expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,29 g.
Catalog reference: Albrecht 54, Dav-6819, KM 6.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zurich: UBS AG, 2010.
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