Cologne 1574 thaler Dav-9155
This specimen was lot 978 in Jean Elsen price list 259 (Brussels, January-March 2012), where it was offered at €2,250. The catalog noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, COLOGNE, Ville, AR Taler, 1574, Au titre de Maximilien II. Droit : Un griffon et un lion tenant l'écu de la ville sous un heaume. Revers : Aigle impériale couronnée. Provient de la collection Köhlmoos, Münzen und Medaillen AG, vente 91, Bâle, 6-7 mars 2001, 326. Très Rare. presque Superbe (Germany, city of Cologne, silver thaler of 1574, in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: a griffin and a lion bear the arms of the city beneath a helmet. Reverse: crowned imperial eagle. From the Köhlmoos collection, Münzen und Medaillen AG, vente 91 (Basel, March 2001), lot 326. Very rare, about EF)"
The archbishopric of Cologne, like Mainz and Trier, was an ecclesiastical state along the river Rhine whose ruler was one of the Electors of the Empire.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,07 g.
Catalog reference: Noss, 179b; Dav-9155.
- Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 259, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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