Baden 1772-H W thaler Dav-1934
This specimen was lot 4914 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BADEN-DURLACH, MARKGRAFSCHAFT, Karl Friedrich, 1746-1811. Konv.-Taler 1772, Durlach. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich/vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (margraviate of Baden, Charles Frederick, 1746-1811, convention thaler of 1772, Durlach mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1766-68 and 1772 and is scarce like most Badener thalers of the eighteenth century. It was accompanied by a half thaler (KM 116).The state was small and poor and was the frequent victim of French invasion. Karl Friedrich united Baden-Durlach and Baden-Baden in 1771. Wikipedia comments,
"He succeeded his grandfather as Margrave of Baden-Durlach in 1738 and ruled personally from 1746 until 1771, when he inherited Baden-Baden from the Catholic line of his family. This made him the Protestant ruler of a state that was overwhelmingly Catholic, however the Imperial Diet permitted this because the Elector of Saxony had converted to Catholicism from Lutheranism and had been permitted to retain control of the Protestant body of the Imperial Diet. Upon inheriting the latter margraviate, the original land of Baden was reunited. He was regarded as a good example of an enlightened despot, supporting schools, universities, jurisprudence, the civil service, the economy, culture, and urban development. He outlawed torture in 1767, and serfdom in 1783. He was elected a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society in 1747."
Recorded mintage: 7,680.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.01 g.
Catalog reference: KM 117, Dav-1934; Wielandt 714.
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- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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