Bavaria 1622 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 335, lot 3393

This specimen was lot 3393 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €400 (about US$524 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Maximilian I. 1598-1651. 1/2 Reichstaler 1622, München. R Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön +. (Germany, duchy of Bavaria, Maximilian I, 1598-1651, half thaler of 1622, Munich mint. Small rim nick, very fine or better.)"

In 1623, the duke received the electoral dignity heretofore held by his cousin, the count of the Palatinate. The reverse motto, "CLYPEVS OMNIBVS IN TE SPERANTIBVS", translates as, "The shield of everyone who hope in you".

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.22 g.

Catalog reference: Hahn 61; KM 100.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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