The Most Expensive: Talers of the Holy Roman Empire
Our dream journey for collectors goes on, this time it’s the turn of lovers of talers. A price record has just been achieved. Find out which talers are today the most expensive talers struck in the Holy Roman Empire.
03_00568q00Bentheim Tecklenburg-Rheda. Count Adolf. Reichstaler 1618, Freudenberg mint. „Of the greatest rarity. The only known specimen.“ Very fine. From Künker auction 339 (2020), lot 568.
09image00660Electorate of the Palatinate. Ludwig V, 1508–1544. Guldengroschen 1525, Heidelberg, with title of Charles V. Very fine. From Künker auction 201 (2012), 660.
08image01004Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg. Leonhard von Keutschach, 1495–1519. Guldiner 1504, Hall (so-called Rübentaler, beet taler). Only 10 specimens known. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 202 (2012), 1004.
07image00087Archduchy of Austria. Ferdinand I. Taler 1529. Gem. From Macho & Chlapovič auction 11 (2016), 87.
06image00074Brandenburg. Joachim I, 1499–1535. Taler 1521, Frankfurt/Oder. Very fine. From Künker auction 180 (2011), 74.
05image00642Nordhausen. Taler 1556, with title of Charles V. Very fine. From Künker auction 201 (2012), 642.
04image00021Joseph I, 1705–1711. Taler 1709, Kremnitz. Gem. From Macho & Chlapovič auction 23 (2020), 21.
03image01723Maximilian I, 1490–1519. Guldiner n.d. (after 1511), Hall. Very fine. From Künker auction 337 (2020), 1723.
02image00406Fürsterzbistum Salzburg. Hieronymus Graf Colloredo, 1772–1803. Taler (sogenannter Löwentaler) 1790. Stempelglanz. Aus Auktion H.D. Rauch Auction Salzburg – Adolf Hess AG (2010), 406.
10image00311County of Lippe. Simon V, 1511–1536. Guldengroschen (taler) 1528, Lippstadt. Extremely fine. The only specimen on the market. From Künker auction 337 (2020), 311.
