Brandenburg 1667-IL thaler Dav-6195
This specimen was lot 1025 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 42,000 CHF (about US$63,303 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, Markgrafschaft, 1417 Kurfürstentum, 1701 Königreich. Friedrich Wilhelm, 1640-1688. Taler 1667, Berlin. Auf den Tod seiner ersten Gemahlin Louise Henriette von Nassau-Oranien am 8. Juni 1667. Wardein Jobst Liebmann. LUDOVICA.DG.MARCH:AC:EL:BRAND.NATA PRINCARANS Brustbild der Kurfürstin halblinks. Rv. NATA / HAG(AE) ANNO / 1627 DIE 17 NOV: / NUPTA / IBIDEM ANNO / 1646 DIE 27 NOVEM: / DENATA / COLON: AD SPREAM: / ANNO 1667 DIE / 8 IUNNII / *I*L*. Von grösster Seltenheit. NGC MS62. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick William, 1640-88, on the death of his first wife Louise Henriette von Nassau-Oranien on June 8, 1667. Obverse: bust of the electress half left; reverse: ten line inscription. Of the highest rarity, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"
The elector issued three different memorial thalers for his death wife, KM 363/Dav-6195, KM 364/Dav-6196 and KM 365/Dav-6197. All are very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.09 g.
Catalog reference: KM 363, Bahrfeldt 367. von Schrötter 2178. Dav-6195.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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