GERMANY. Reuss-Gera. Reichstaler (Taler), 1635. Lobenstein Mint. Heinrich II the Posthumous. NGC MS-62.Dav-7312; KM-58. Struck following the death of the count, this interesting taler can be seen as a posthumous issue of the Posthumous, as Heinrichs nickname was acquired owing to the fact that he was born after the death of his father and predecessor, Heinrich I. Deeply toned, with a muted brilliance and just a hint of cabinet friction, this type is quite scarce and one which we have not offered in the past. Immensely attractive.Reuss-Gera was a splinter of the principality of Reuss, in turn a splinter of Thuringia. All of the males of the house of Reuss were named Heinrich. The last prince, Heinrich XXVII, abdicated in 1918.
