Erfurt 1621-AW thaler Dav-5263

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Künker sale 263, lot 12

This specimen was lot 12 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,938 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Erfurt, Reichstaler 1621. RR Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 98, Osnabrück 2005, Nr. 3434. (Germany, city of Erfurt, thaler of 1621. Rare, nice patina, extremely fine. from Kuenker auction 98, lot 3434.)"

The town was occupied by the Swedish army 1631-48 during the Thirty Years War and issued many coins during that time.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-5263, Leitzmann 497, KM 19.3.

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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