Hesse-Cassel 1627-TS thaler Dav-6733

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Künker sale 263, lot 929

This specimen was lot 929 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,842 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HESSEN-KASSEL, LANDGRAFSCHAFT, Wilhelm V. 1627-1637. Reichstaler 1627, Kassel. Porträttaler. R Hübsche Patina, winz. Prägeschwäche, attraktives, sehr schönes Exemplar. (Germany, landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel, William V, 1627-37, portrait thaler of 1627, Cassel mint. Toned, cleaned, attractive, very fine example.)"

This rare type is one of several issued in 1627 (Dav-6723, -6728, Dav-6729, -6731, -6732, -6733, -6734, Dav-6735).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6733; Schütz 723, KM 95.

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 Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [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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