Lubeck 1637 thaler Dav-5449D
This specimen was lot 5312 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €460 (about US$595 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LÜBECK, STADT, Reichstaler (32 Schilling) 1637, mit Titel Ferdinands II. und dem Abzeichen des Bürgermeisters Heinrich Köhler. Feine Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. (city of Lübeck, thaler or 32 schilling of 1637, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Fine patina, minor flan flaws, very fine.)"
This type is recorded in the SCWC for 1634-38; very similar thalers were struck until the 1670's. Despite the lengthy run, all are rare and expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,54 g.
Catalog reference: KM A65, Behrens 167 b; Dav-5449.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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