Julich-Berg 1700-HL O 2/3 thaler KM-104
This specimen was lot 2596 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$1,004 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Jülich-Berg, Herzogtum, Johann Wilhelm II. 1679-1716. 2/3 Taler 1700, Düsseldorf. Mit der Münzmeistersignatur HL-O (Heinrich Lorenzs Odenthal). Seltene Variante, Sehr schön (Rare variety, Very fine)." Following the extinction of the local dynasty in 1609, Jülich-Kleve-Berg was partitioned between Brandenburg (which obtained Cleve and Mark) and Pfalz-Neuberg (which obtained Jülich and Berg). Johann Wilhelm, whose portrait appears here, was also count of Pfalz-Neuberg in upper Bavaria and elector palatine 1690-1716. The SCWC lists four varieties of this scarce coin, all priced the same. This one has small oval arms on the reverse and the date in the legend.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 16.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM Noss 807a.
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- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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