Lubeck 1775 thaler Dav-2411
This specimen was lot 4005 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LÜBECK, BISTUM. Friedrich August, Herzog von Holstein-Gottorp, 1773-1785. Speciestaler 1775, Altona. Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Lubeck, Frederick Augustus, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1773-85, specie daler of 1775, Altona mint. Fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This scarce type was accompanied by another thaler with a bust obverse (Dav-2412) which is extremely rare (mintage of 10). A gold five thalers (Fr-1931) concludes the series.
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 79, Behrens 838, Dav-2411; Lange 523.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [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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