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Schaumburg-Pinneberg. Ernst III 2 Taler ND (c. 1606) MS62 NGC, Altona mint, KM38, Dav-LS472, von Schluthess-Rechberg Collection-Unl., Wilmersdörffer-Unl., Popken Collection-Unl., Vogel Collection-1582, Weinmeister-97 var. (pellet before start of obverse legend), Lange-851b var. (with weight of Lange-851a). 58.63gm. Henning Hanses as mintmaster. A remarkable relic of this already challenging German Countship. Although the Standard Catalog of World Coins generally makes few comments about the rarity of the coins from Schaumburg-Pinneburg, a quick review of sales records from the last two decades suggests as few as four emissions across all denominations having sold at auction--the largest of those being a 1/2 Taler sold as part of the Popken Collection in February 2014. Saved from the damages of circulation, this offering retains a laudable degree of detail, its strike definitive--although evidence of a flip-over double strike can be seen towards the end of the obverse (reverse as holdered) legend--and devoid of serious weakness as a sunset patina graces the scene of the mounted rider.
Perhaps of even greater interest to the student of history is the importance of such coins relating to the Thirty Years' War. Though conflict had not yet broken out at the time of its striking, both Protestants and Catholics found use in a numismatic medium to underline their religious loyalties. Ernst, head of a Lutheran state, employed the legend, "Hats Got vorsen so wirts wol geschen," which translates as, "God hath forseen, so it will come to pass."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/schaumburg-pinneberg/german-states-schaumburg-pinneberg-ernst-iii-2-taler-nd-c-1606-ms62-ngc-/a/3096-30285.s?type=CoinArchives3096
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Estimate: 8000-12000 USD
Schaumburg-Pinneberg. Ernst III 2 Taler ND (c. 1606) MS62 NGC, Altona mint, KM38, Dav-LS472, von Schluthess-Rechberg Collection-Unl., Wilmersdörffer-Unl., Popken Collection-Unl., Vogel Collection-1582, Weinmeister-97 var. (pellet before start of obverse legend), Lange-851b var. (with weight of Lange-851a). 58.63gm. Henning Hanses as mintmaster. A remarkable relic of this already challenging German Countship. Although the Standard Catalog of World Coins generally makes few comments about the rarity of the coins from Schaumburg-Pinneburg, a quick review of sales records from the last two decades suggests as few as four emissions across all denominations having sold at auction--the largest of those being a 1/2 Taler sold as part of the Popken Collection in February 2014. Saved from the damages of circulation, this offering retains a laudable degree of detail, its strike definitive--although evidence of a flip-over double strike can be seen towards the end of the obverse (reverse as holdered) legend--and devoid of serious weakness as a sunset patina graces the scene of the mounted rider.
Perhaps of even greater interest to the student of history is the importance of such coins relating to the Thirty Years' War. Though conflict had not yet broken out at the time of its striking, both Protestants and Catholics found use in a numismatic medium to underline their religious loyalties. Ernst, head of a Lutheran state, employed the legend, "Hats Got vorsen so wirts wol geschen," which translates as, "God hath forseen, so it will come to pass."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/schaumburg-pinneberg/german-states-schaumburg-pinneberg-ernst-iii-2-taler-nd-c-1606-ms62-ngc-/a/3096-30285.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD