Lubeck (1603-09) 2 thaler Dav-LS329
This specimen was lot 4029 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,243 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LÜBECK, STADT. Breiter Doppeltaler o. J. (1603/1609), mit dem Abzeichen des Bürgermeisters Gotthard von Höveln. RR Feine Patina, Henkelspur, mit Gravur (H . E . M), sehr schön. (Germany, city of Lubeck, undated broad double thaler, with the badge of mayor Gotthard of Hoveln. Rare, fine patina, mount mark and "H·E·M" graffiti, very fine.)"
Several varieties exist of this issue; this one has the obverse legend spelled "EST·OCCASIO". The dies were also used to strike 4, 3, 1½ and single thalers Dav-LS331). All are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 57,74 g.
Catalog reference: KM A15, Dav-LS329; Behrens 136 d.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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