Elbing (16)28 1/24 thaler

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3554

Elbing, Danzig and Thorn in the sixteenth century

This specimen was lot 3554 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ELBING: Gustav II Adolphus, 1611-1632, AR 1/24 thaler, [16]28, Swedish Occupation issue, somewhat crude flan, well struck, Choice VF." This type is listed for 1628-32. Elbing lies at the mouth of the Vistula in Poland and was occupied by the Swedes during the Thirty Years War.

Specification: silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM-11.

Source:

• 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 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Links to:

• 1628-II half thaler
• 1628-II thaler
• 1628-II ducat, Sigismund III, Bromberg mint
• 1631-♥ groschen
• 1631 triple ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1628