Bremen 1651-TI 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 1142 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "BREMEN: Ferdinand III, 1637-1657, AR ¼ thaler, 1651, Free imperial city issue, mintmaster TI, colon after NOVA variety, MONE NOVA ARG REIPUB BREMENSIS, crowned oval coat of arms upheld by two lions // FERDIN III D G ROME IMP SE AUGUS, crowned double headed imperial apple, interesting reverse die cud, superb rainbow toning throughout, balanced by a charming steel gray hue to the devices, NGC graded MS62." This type was struck 1651 only, tho we don't think it's as rare as the report mintage suggests. Most Bremen issues were emitted by the free city of Bremen, still today a major port on the North Sea coast of Germany. However, the hinterland formed the archbishopric of Bremen which persisted after the region converted to Lutheranism in the mid-1500's. Finally, as a consequence of the Thirty Years War, the state was secularized and handed over to the king of Sweden and ruled by him until 1719.
Recorded mintage: 732.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-119, Jungk-541.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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