Constance 1724 thaler Dav-2192
This specimen was lot 1039 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 32,000 CHF (about US$48,231 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Konstanz, Stadt. Taler 1724, Konstanz. 26.66 g. Regimentstaler. Stadtansicht mit Hafen, darüber an Bändern hängend Binden- und Stadtschild, im Abschnitt CONSTANTI. Rv. Vier gekrönte barocke Wappenkartuschen von Angehörigen des kleinen Rates um einen kleinen Stadtschild, seitlich die geteilte Jahreszahl, aussen zwanzig ovale Wappen von Mitgliedern des grossen Rates. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. Exemplar der Auktion Meister & Sonntag 13, Stuttgart, Mai 2012, Los 170. Exemplar der Slg. Brand, Auktion Bank Leu AG 49, Zürich, Oktober 1989, Los 928. (Germany, city of Constance, thaler of 1724, Constance mint, "Regiment" thaler. Obverse: city view with harbor, banners supporting the city arms overhead, CONSTANTI in exergue; reverse: four crowned arms in baroque cartouches, city arms in the center, twenty small shields around. Very rare in this condition. NGC MS65, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"
Constance, on the shore of the lake of the same name, was also the seat of a bishopric. Altho surrounded by Switzerland, the town is now part of Germany.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 210, Nau 296. Dav-2192.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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