Lowenstein-Wertheim 1624 thaler Dav-6912
This specimen was lot 1148 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,444 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"CUGNON, Jean Théodore de Löwenstein (1611-1644), AR rixthaler, 1624. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné à huit quartiers, dans un cartouche orné. Extrêmement rare Légère fin de plaque. Très Beau. (county of Cugnon, John Theodore of Lowenstein, 1611-44, silver rixdollar of 1624. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms in an ornate cartouche. Extremely rare, light planchet clip, Very Fine.)"
This is one of a few rare thalers of the seventeenth century from this insignificant locale wedged between Mainz and Wurzburg. In 1635, the county was partitioned between Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort and Lowenstein-Wertheim-Virneberg.
Reported Mintage: unknown but few.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 22, Weiller 2; De Mey N8; Dav-6912.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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