Brandenburg 1673-CV 1/3 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, part of lot 42883

This specimen was part of lot 42883 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), which sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Bra[n]denburg. Pair of Fractional Talers, 1673 & 1690. NGC MS-63 & PCGS AU-58. 2 pieces in lot. Included is a 1673 1/3 Taler, NGC MS-63, ...From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II." This type is noted for 1668-75 from Königsberg. Other third thalers (KM 376.1, KM 378, KM 410) exist from other mints for 1673.

Recorded mintage: 638,000.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 379.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1672-CV ⅓ thaler
• 1674-HS ⅓ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1673
• return to coins of German States, Brandenburg