Bremen and Verden 1667-MM 1/16 thaler
This specimen was lot 11316 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €105 (about US$110). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/16 Taler, 1667- MM. Bremen & Verden Mint. Karl XI. NGC VF Details--Bent. Lovely portra[it]. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The duchy of Bremen and Verden is the name given to the archbishopric of Bremen after it was secularized by the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia and handed over to the king of Sweden. The Swedish ruled the province until 1719, when it was sold to Hannover. The Hanseatic city of Bremen was not part of the deal. This obscure type was struck 1666-69.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.57 g.
Catalog reference: KM-63, Delzanno-656; SB-35; Bruun-12226.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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