Lowenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1697-FS thaler Dav-6908

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 664

This specimen was lot 664 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $4,406.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Lowenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg. Taler, 1697-FS. Heinrich Friedrich (1683-1721). NGC AU-58. Finest certified example. Very scarce. Mottled toning with iridescent hues. Nice features and interesting depictions make this a uniquely appealing piece. From the Rockaway Collection." This is the only thaler of the seventeenth century from this insignificant locale wedged between Mainz and Wurzburg.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-15, Dav-6908.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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