Bavaria 1626 thaler Dav-6074

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This specimen was lot 480 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (New York, October 2010), where it sold for $517.50. The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMAN STATES. BAVARIA. Maximilian I as Duke-Elector, 1598-1651. Taler, 1626. Lions support oval Arms, date divided below. Rv. Madonna with Child at left, Latin legend A Shield to All Who Hope in Thee. Some silver lustre joins deeper peripheral toning. Choice Extremely Fine."

The SCWC notes quite a few Bavarian thalers for 1626: KM 178.1/Dav-6090, KM 195/Dav-6070, KM 208/Dav-6073, KM 209/Dav-6074 (shown here, struck 1626-27) and KM 210/Dav-6092.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6074, KM 209.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [1]Kraljevich, John, Frank Van Valen and Christine Karstedt, Coin Galleries Mail and Internet Bid Sale, New York: Stack's, 2010.

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