Eichstatt 1694-GFN thaler Dav-5235

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Sincona sale 47, lot 1328

This specimen was lot 1328 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMANY, Eichstätt, Bistum, Johann Eucharius von Castell, 1685-1697. Taler 1694, Nürnberg. Stempel von G. F. Nürnberger. Mit Randschrift. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsriss. (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Johann Eucharius of Castell, 1685-97. Thaler of 1694, Nuremberg mint. Dies by G. F. Nurnberger, with edge lettering. Rare, Good very fine, Minor flan crack.)"

The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins. This one-year type minted in Nuremberg is rare, unlike Dav-5236, the most common thaler for this locality in the seventeenth century.

Ruling Authorities

  • Johann Eucharius of Castel, prince-bishop from 1685-1697.

Obverse

  • Obverse description: Bust facing right.
  • Obverse inscription: IO.EUCHARI9 D.G. EPS.EYST.S.R.I.PRINC.
  • Obverse inscription unabridged: IOhannes EUCHARIus Dei Gratia EPiScopus EYSTettensis Sacri Romani Imperii PRINCeps {9 = shorthand us}
  • Obverse inscription translated: Johann Eucharius, by the Grace of God, Bishop of Eichstätt, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire

Reverse

  • Reverse description: Quad-helmeted arms with sword and crosier crossed behind flanked by double tailed lions on either side, mint master as well as engraver's initials with mint mark dividing date below.
  • Reverse inscription: VIRES VNITÆ SO= LA SALVS PATRIÆ / 16 94 / •GFN•
  • Reverse inscription unabridged: VIRES VNITAE SOLA SALVS PATRIAE / 1694 / Georg Friedrich Nürnberg
  • Reverse inscription translated: Forces United are the Only Salvation of the Fatherland / 1694 / Georg Friedrich Nuremberg

Edge: lettered. The actual inscription is unknown to us (Only mentioned that it has writing in Cahn catalog Die Münzen des Hochstifts Eichstätt (1962))

Mintmarks/Mint: N = Nuremberg.

Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names: GF = Georg Friedrich, mint master and engraver at Nuremberg from 1682-1724.

Recorded mintage: 2,208.

Specification: silver, roller milled, this specimen 29.16 g.

Catalog reference: Cahn 112a, Dav-5235; KM-45.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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