Bavaria 1694 thaler Dav-6099
The first specimen was lot 3102 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bavaria. Taler, 1694. Maximilian II Emanuel. Bust right. Reverse:Madonna looking right holding child and shield. Toned. NGC graded MS-62." The second specimen was lot 946 in Jean Elsen sale 111 (Brussels, December 2011), where it sold for 160 euro (about US$246 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BAVIERE, Maximilien II Emmanuel (1679-1726), AR Taler, 1694, Droit: B. drapé et cuirassé à droite. Revers: La Madone à l'enfant trônant sur une nuée aux armes de la Bavière, tenant un sceptre et un globe crucigère. A été monté et nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, duchy of Bavaria, Maximilien II Emmanuel (1679-1726), silver thaler of 1694. Obverse: draped and armored bust to right. Reverse: the Madonna and Child enthroned on a cloud above the arms of Bavaria, holding a scepter and orb. Has been mounted and cleaned, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This one year type is only one in a long succession of "Madonna" thalers issued by Bavaria in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Altho not cheap in this grade, this issue is not rare by the standards of German states coinage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the second specimen 28,14 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-6099; KM-126.1; Hahn-199, Witt.-1645.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the pre-Long Beach sale, Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2007.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 111, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.
- 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.
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