Brandenburg-Ansbach 1537 thaler Dav-8965

Sincoa sale 47, lot 1310

This specimen was lot 1310 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,160 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"GERMANY, Brandenburg-Franken, Markgrafschaft, Georg und Albrecht, 1527-1545. Taler 1537, Schwabach. Sehr schön. Schöne Portraits. (margraviate of Brandenburg-Franconia, George and Albrecht, 1527-45, thaler of 1537, Schwabach mint. Very fine, Nice portraits.)"

We have filed this under Brandenburg-Ansbach, as it was made there 1537-38, but this type is actually a joint issue of the Ansbach and Bayreuth lines. The Margravate of Brandenburg-Ansbach was ruled by the senior branch of the Hohenzollerns until the time of Napoleon, who confiscated it and awarded it to Bavaria.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.10 g.

Catalog reference: von Schrötter 634 b, Dav-8965.

Source:

• 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, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

Link to:

• Brandenburg-Franconia 1534 goldgulden Fr-308
• 1539 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1537
• return to coins of Brandenburg-Ansbach