Besancon 1658 thaler Dav-5070
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This specimen was lot 77022 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Besancon. Taler, 1658. Besancon Mint. Free City (in the name of Charles I). PCGS VF-35." Altho today Besançon is part of France, being the chief city of the Franche-Comte, in 1658 it was part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was incorporated into France in 1678. French coins struck there bear the mintmark "CC". This type was struck 1658-75 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Emperor Charles V.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.87 g, 0.875 fine silver, 41-42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-5070; KM-48.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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