Bavaria 1640 1/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 3443 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,879 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH: Maximilian I. 1598-1651. 1/3 Reichstaler 1640, München. . Ovales Wappen unter Kurhut mit umgelegter Vliesordenskette/Madonna auf Mondsichel mit Strahlenkranz. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Gorny & Mosch 161, München 2007, Nr. 4061. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian I, 1598-1651, one-third thaler of 1640, Munich mint. Obverse: oval arms under the electoral cap, Order of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: Madonna and Child seated on the crescent moon in a glory. Very rare, very fine.)"
This one year type is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 8.96 g.
Catalog reference: Hahn 102, KM 264.
- 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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