Anhalt 1625-EI thaler Dav-6005
This specimen was lot 2013 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,416 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · ANHALT, FÜRSTENTUM Christian I., August, Ludwig, Johann Casimir, Georg Aribert und Johann, 1621-1630. Reichstaler (24 Groschen) 1625, Zerbst. Winz. Randfehler, sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Thormann, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 320, Osnabrück 2019, Nr. 4767; zuvor erworben am 12.9.1970 von der Münzhandlung Ilse Ernst-Algie, Stuttgart. (Germany, principality of Anhalt, joint issue of Christian I, August, Louis, John Casimir, George Aribert and John, 1621-30, thaler of 1625, Zerbst mint. Some rim bumps, very fine.)"
This scarce type was struck 1624-25, some without the initials "EI".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,83 g.
Catalog reference: KM 81, Dav-6005; Mann 184 f var.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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