Hildesheim 1724 thaler Dav-2343
This specimen was lot 2203 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,691 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · HILDESHEIM, BISTUM Sedisvakanz 1724. Reichstaler 1724, mit Titel Karls VI. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Hildesheim, sede vacante, thaler of 1724, struck in the name of Charles VI. Fine patina, about extremely fine.)"
This thaler was issued by the cathedral chapter during the vacancy between Joseph Clement (r. 1702-23) and Clement August (r. 1723-61). Both were princes of Bavaria and both were elected archbishops of Cologne and resided there. The diocese was overwhlemingly Lutheran.
Recorded mintage: 4,000.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 29,30 g.
Catalog reference: KM 97, Dav-2343; Mehl 674; Zepernick 144.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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