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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1195260, member: 6229"]Thaler Coins of the Pre Empire German States - Chapter 24 　This is our last German Free State listed alphabetically under the letter C which now denotes Cöthen (Köthen).　　The earliest signs of human habitation go back to the early Stone Age about 250,000 years ago. The first documentary mention of "Cothene" dates to 1115; by 1194 it was already known as a market town, becoming a seat of the princes of Anhalt. Köthen was chartered in 1200. For over two centuries (1603–1847) it was the capital of the independent principality (from 1806, duchy) of Anhalt-Köthen.　　In the grand scheme of humanity, which you may already know because of studying about the music of the grand masters in school and/or college, Köthen has long been known to as the place of origin of Johann Sebastian Bach's best-known secular works, including the Brandenburg Concertos and the Well-Tempered Clavier. Bach worked in Köthen from 1717 to 1723 as Kapellmeister for Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen. It is also the birthplace of the composer Carl Friedrich Abel who, together with Johann Christian Bach, founded the popular "Bach-Abel Concerts" in London, the first subscription concerts in England.　　If you want to know the map location of Köthen click the following link and scroll to map (courtesy of Wikipedia):　　<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6then" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6then" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6then</a>　　As with all German Free States, Köthen was an off-again, on-again entity, although it remained within Anhalt. 　　　Anhalt-Köthen has existed on three separate occasions. The first state was created in 1396 when Anhalt-Zerbst was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen. The first creation lasted until 1552 when it was inherited by Anhalt-Dessau.It was created for a second time in 1603 with the partition of Anhalt-Zerbst. With the death of Prince Augustus Louis in 1774 the principality was split, with the new state of Anhalt-Pless being created.In 1806 Anhalt-Köthen was raised to a Duchy. With the death of Duke Henry in 1847 the Anhalt-Köthen line became extinct and was inherited by the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau. 　　The three Divisions of Anhalt-Köthen were:　　1. Principality 1396-15522. Principality 1603-18063 Duchy 1806-1847　　Minor Thaler Coinage:　　1747 Senioratsgulden:　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928095&AucID=687&Lot=64&Val=5d06738497cca372087bc52270ee533a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928095&AucID=687&Lot=64&Val=5d06738497cca372087bc52270ee533a" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928095&AucID=687&Lot=64&Val=5d06738497cca372087bc52270ee533a</a>　　Fractional Thaler:　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985336&AucID=916&Lot=2274&Val=6aaa36e152ac2bbbb6d788ece5b5ba46" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985336&AucID=916&Lot=2274&Val=6aaa36e152ac2bbbb6d788ece5b5ba46" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985336&AucID=916&Lot=2274&Val=6aaa36e152ac2bbbb6d788ece5b5ba46</a>　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985337&AucID=916&Lot=2275&Val=24faf804242bde23d68dc0684be3274a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985337&AucID=916&Lot=2275&Val=24faf804242bde23d68dc0684be3274a" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985337&AucID=916&Lot=2275&Val=24faf804242bde23d68dc0684be3274a</a>　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985338&AucID=916&Lot=2276&Val=ee7b637f0f047cb19953e165ebb8de13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985338&AucID=916&Lot=2276&Val=ee7b637f0f047cb19953e165ebb8de13" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985338&AucID=916&Lot=2276&Val=ee7b637f0f047cb19953e165ebb8de13</a>　　Thaler:　　Veriensthaler:　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985339&AucID=916&Lot=2277&Val=4419d856c069b5b67419df8f55d7a211" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985339&AucID=916&Lot=2277&Val=4419d856c069b5b67419df8f55d7a211" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985339&AucID=916&Lot=2277&Val=4419d856c069b5b67419df8f55d7a211</a>　　Specie Thaler:　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941949&AucID=698&Lot=4003&Val=3cd2f723ff980d6fa4cedc67eb30af17" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941949&AucID=698&Lot=4003&Val=3cd2f723ff980d6fa4cedc67eb30af17" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941949&AucID=698&Lot=4003&Val=3cd2f723ff980d6fa4cedc67eb30af17</a>　　Vereinsdopplethaler (Doublethaler, 2 Thaler):　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941950&AucID=698&Lot=4004&Val=b2454bdc9b600688fecdebcd8a1984c7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941950&AucID=698&Lot=4004&Val=b2454bdc9b600688fecdebcd8a1984c7" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=941950&AucID=698&Lot=4004&Val=b2454bdc9b600688fecdebcd8a1984c7</a>　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=930799&AucID=689&Lot=20&Val=02a97b9013b20c8f5d36ca9d695ba9ce" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=930799&AucID=689&Lot=20&Val=02a97b9013b20c8f5d36ca9d695ba9ce" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=930799&AucID=689&Lot=20&Val=02a97b9013b20c8f5d36ca9d695ba9ce</a>　　1650 Thaler:　　<a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928094&AucID=687&Lot=63&Val=57677c2ff703cdf259097f33b31ca3e3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928094&AucID=687&Lot=63&Val=57677c2ff703cdf259097f33b31ca3e3" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928094&AucID=687&Lot=63&Val=57677c2ff703cdf259097f33b31ca3e3</a>　　　Hope you enjoyed seeing a few of Köthen's Pre Empire Thaler coinage.　　To be continued...　　Clinker[/QUOTE]

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