The Most Expensive: Double Talers of the Holy Roman Empire
Today, our record section presents the most expensive double talers of the Holy Roman Empire. We have never seen such a neck-and-neck race as there is in this category: the ten most expensive pieces are spread over no more than three places…
01City of Emden. Double reichstaler, 1674. With the title of Leopold I. Almost FDC. From Künker auction 254 (2014), No. 3216.
02Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Christian Louis I. Double reichstaler, 1677, mint of Dömitz. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 322 (2019), No. 522.
03Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. John Albert II. Double reichstaler 1616, commemorating the death of his wife Margaret Elizabeth. Mint of Gnoien. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 331 (2020), No. 375.
04Electorate of Bavaria. Maximilian I. Double reichstaler 1627, mint of Heidelberg, for the Rheinpfalz. “Extremely rare. Probably the 2nd known specimen.” Very fine to extremely fine. From Künker auction 302 (2018), No. 1028.
05a_00337a00Diocese of Osnabrück. Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg. Broad double reichstaler n.d. (around 1637). Very fine. From Künker auction 316 (2019), No. 337.
06Ferdinand III. Double taler 1641, mint of Joachimsthal. Very fine + / Very fine. From H. D. Rauch auction 109 (2019), No. 1189.
07County of Leiningen-Dagsburg. Johann Ludwig. Broad double reichstaler 1623, with the title of Ferdinand II, mint of Heidesheim. Unique. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 201 (2012), No. 619.
08Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Christian Louis I. Broad double reichstaler 1681, mint of Dömitz. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 327 (2019), No. 3463.
09Archdiocese of Bremen. George, Duke of Brunswick. Double taler, 1562, mint of Joachimsthal. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 331 (2020), No. 235.
10City of Stralsund. Double reichstaler 1611, with the title of Rudolf II. Very fine to extremely fine. From Künker auction 339 (2020), No. 923.
