Freiburg 1726 thaler Dav-2237

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Künker sale 293, lot 813
Baden and Breisgau in 1789

This specimen was lot 813 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,583 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FREIBURG, STADT, Reichstaler 1726. RR Prägeschwäche im Zentrum, sonst sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Freiburg, thaler of 1726. Rare, weakly struck in center, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Freiburg was the chief city of the Breisgau, a Hapsburg possession 1368-1803, then later part of Baden. This very rare type is listed for 1726 only. Other thalers exist but all are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2237; Berstett 204, KM 97.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Freiburg_1726_thaler_Dav-2237&oldid=464903"