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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…
The Most Expensive: Double Talers of the Holy Roman Empire
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City of Emden. Double reichstaler, 1674. With the title of Leopold I. Almost FDC. From Künker auction 254 (2014), No. 3216.
Top 7: 80,000 euros.
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Christian Louis I. Double reichstaler, 1677, mint of Dömitz. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 322 (2019), No. 522.
Top 7: 80,000 euros.
Duchy 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.
Top 7: 80,000 euros.
Electorate 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.
Top 7: 80,000 euros.
Diocese of Osnabrück. Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg. Broad double reichstaler n.d. (around 1637). Very fine. From Künker auction 316 (2019), No. 337.
Top 5: 85,000 euros.
Ferdinand III. Double taler 1641, mint of Joachimsthal. Very fine + / Very fine. From H. D. Rauch auction 109 (2019), No. 1189.
Top 5: 85,000 euros.
County 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.
Top 1: 110,000 euros.
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Christian Louis I. Broad double reichstaler 1681, mint of Dömitz. Extremely fine. From Künker auction 327 (2019), No. 3463.
Top 1: 110,000 euros.