Augsburg 1626 thaler Dav-5024

Sincona sale 23, lot 2080

This specimen was lot 2080 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$346 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Augsburg, Stadt, Taler 1626. Titel Ferdinand II. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (Germany, city of Augsburg, thaler of 1626, struck in the name of Ferdinand II, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1626 only and is a fairly common issue for this locale. The pine cone is the symbol of the city.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.79 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27.2, Dav-5024, Forster 182.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

Link to:

• 1625 thaler
• 1625 thaler
• 1626 ⅓ thaler
• 1626 thaler, city arms obverse
• 1626 triple thaler, pine cone obverse
• 1626 double thaler
• 1627 ⅔ thaler (gulden), city view
• 1627 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1626
• return to coins of German States, Augsburg