Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort 1609 thaler Dav-6977

from the Wildman collection

This type was struck 1606-15 in Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort and is among the more common thalers of the period. Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort was a county of utmost insignificance except for its silver mines which provided the material for an abundance of thalers. Duke David ruled 1592-1628; the line went extinct in 1666.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Davenport 6977, KM 18.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.

Links to:

• (15)47 half thaler
• (15)47 thaler
• Mansfeld-Friedeburg 1604-GM thaler Dav-6947
• Hohenlohe 1609 thaler Dav-6819
• Saxe-Weimar 1610 thaler
• Mansfeld-Bornstedt 1611-GM thaler Dav-6919
• Mansfeld-Eigentliche-Hinterort 1618-AK thaler Dav-7002
• Coins and currency dated 1609