Mansfeld-Friedeburg (15)72 thaler Dav-9503

Ponterio sale 169, lot 22178

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 22178 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $123. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mansfeld-Friedeburg. Taler, (15)72. NGC VF Details--Polished. Joint coinage I, Peter Ernst I, Christoph II, Johan Hoyer III." Mansfeld and its subdivisions were counties of utmost insignificance except for its silver mines which provided the material for an abundance of thalers. This one was minted 1572-73.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9503; KM MB-12.

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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

Link to:

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