Brandenburg-Ansbach 1679 2/3 thaler

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Kunker sale 293, lot 258

This specimen was lot 258 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,965 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG IN FRANKEN. Johann Friedrich, 1667-1686. 2/3 Taler 1679, Schwabach. Slg. Wilm. 908; Slg. Grüber (Auktion Künker 267) 4264. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, kl. Schürfspur am Rand, fast vorzüglich. (margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, John Frederick, 1667-86, two-thirds thaler of 1679, Schwabach mint. Rare, attractive example with fine toning. Rim bumps, about extremely fine.)"

Another rare type, with no photo or price in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-310; KM 85.

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, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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