Lorraine 1710 thaler Dav-2388
This specimen was lot 2873 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 3,400 CHF (about US$4,550 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Lothringen, Herzogtum, Leopold I. 1690-1729. Taler 1710, Nancy. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Leicht korrodierte Oberfläche (duchy of Lorraine, Leopold I, 1690-1729, thaler of 1710, Nancy mint. Very rare, Good very fine, Some light surface corrosion)." Lorraine in the early eighteenth century was in the borderlands between France and Germany and was contested between them. In 1711, the duchy was still part of the Empire but the duke was a French client. His son, Francis III (1729-37) married Maria Theresia of Austria and was forced to trade Lorraine for Tuscany. Lorraine went to Stanislaus Leszczynski, erstwhile king of Poland and father-in-law of Louis XV. On his death in 1766, Lorraine passed to France. This example realized double the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.93 g.
Catalog reference: KM 107, Flon 54. Dav-2388.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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