2 Taler 1595, Marburg. 59.14 g. Crossed pokers as mark for mint master Peter Arnsburg in Marburg 1593-1597. Graffiti on obverse.
Landgrave Ludwig IV of Hesse-Marburg inherited Hesse-Marburg from his father Landgrave Philip I of Hesse in 1567. Ludwig became the first and only Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, since he left no heirs when he died in 1604 and the area was divided between Marurice of Hesse-Kassel and Ludwig V of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Extremely rare.
Land:
German States, Hessen-Marburg
Proveniens:
Ex. Künker 374, 28.9.2022, lot 1302
Proveniens 2:
Ex. Busso Peus 370, 01.11.2001, lot 3590
Proveniens 3:
Ex. Adolph Hess 193, 18.03.1929, lot 2100
