Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1767-WEW thaler Dav-2403

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Künker sale 406, lot 4257

This specimen was lot 4257 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-ROCHEFORT, GRAFSCHAFT, Karl Thomas, 1735-1789. Konv.-Taler 1767, Wertheim. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel, Stern und Ordensband, am Armabschnitt ST . (Stempelschneider Carl Christoph Stockmar)//Gekröntes und verziertes, achtfeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild Bayern, unten die Kette des Hubertusordens mit Stern, zu den Seiten je ein gekrönter Löwe, unten Münzstättenzzeichen W, zu den Seiten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 67 und außen die geteilte Signatur W . - E . (Münzwardein Chriustian Franz Weber und Münzmeister Johann Christoph Eberhard). Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. (county of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, Charles Thomas, 1735-89, convention thaler of 1767, Wertheim mint. Obverse: armored and mantled bust right with star and order sash, initials on truncation; reverse: crowned ornate eightfold arms supported by two lions, order chain around, date and initials below. Extremely rare, very fine.)"

Löwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Franconian Circle. It was formed from the counties of Löwenstein (based in the town of Löwenstein) and Wertheim (based in the town of Wertheim am Main) and from 1488 until 1806 ruled by the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim who are morganatic descendants (and the most senior line) of the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg was the Protestant branch and Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort was the Catholic branch. They occasionally put aside their quarrels and issued joint coinage. Another thaler of 1767 has a large bust (Dav-2404).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 68, Dav-2403; Wibel 239; Beck/Morschek 24.9.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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