Julich-Berg 1691-NL 2/3 thaler KM-95
This specimen was lot 1169 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Jülich-Kleve-Berg, Herzogtum | misc, Johann Wilhelm, 1690-1716. 2/3 Taler 1691, Mülheim. Sehr schön. Leicht gereinigt. (Germany, duchy of Julich-Cleve-Berg, John William, 1690-1716, two-thirds thaler of 1691, Mulheim mint. Very fine, Slightly cleaned.)"
Altho the auctioneers catalog this as an issue of Julich-Cleve-Berg, that assemblage of duchies only existed for 1521-1609. Following the extinction of the local dynasty, the state was partitioned between Brandenburg (which obtained Cleve and Mark) and Pfalz-Neuberg (which obtained Julich and Berg). Johann Wilhelm, whose portrait appears here, was also count of Pfalz-Neuberg in upper Bavaria. This gulden was issued with eight-fold arms (KM 83) or nine-fold arms (shown here) and is rare either way.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 17.10 g.
Catalog reference: KM 95, Noss 795. Dav-588.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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