Hagenau 1665-GHP thaler Dav-5334

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1132
Alsace in 1648, with Hagenau to the north of Strasbourg

This specimen was lot 1132 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 25,000 CHF (about US$30,345 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE | Hagenau (Elsass/Alsace) | Stadt. Taler 1665. Mit Titel Leopolds I. Mit der Signatur GHP (Georg Hartmann-Plappert, Münzmeister in Hagenau, 1664-1673). Äusserst selten. Vorzüglich. NGC AU55. Feine Patina. (France, city of Hagenau in Alsace, thaler of 1665, struck in the name of Leopold I, with mintmaster's initials "GHP". Extremely rare, Extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"

Hagenau was an imperial free city in Alsace near Strasbourg. It was occupied by France in 1648 and annexed in 1679. The town also struck 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 18, 30 and 60 kreuzer. In the late seventeenth century, one thaler = 90 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 54, Engel/Lehr 69. Dav-5334.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022..

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