Cologne 1568 thaler Dav-9126
This specimen was lot 3964 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Salentin von Isenburg, 1567-1577. Reichstaler 1568, Deutz. St. Petrus mit Schlüssel und Buch steht v. v. zu den Seiten die geteilte Jahreszahl 15 - 68//Behelmtes, vierfeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, archbishopric of Cologne, Salentin von Isenburg, 1567-77, thaler of 1568, Deutz mint. St. Peter stands with book and key, dividing the date; reverse: helmeted, quartered arms with escutcheon. Very rare in this condition, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
The very similar Dav-9128, which is slightly more common, shows St. Peter facing left.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.17 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-9126; Noss 69 g.
- [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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