Munsterberg-Oels 1611 thaler Dav-7089
This specimen was lot 1589 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 3,300 (about US$4,348 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Taler 1611. Öls. Vorzüglich-gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Schlesien-Münsterberg-Oels, thaler of 1611, extremely fine.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. This type, listed for 1611-12 only, is rare like all the thalers of this locality. The coinage ceased when the last of the local dukes died in 1647. Munsterberg passed to Austria while Oels passed to a junior branch of the duke of Württemberg, who resumed coinage in 1674.
Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.86 g.
Catalog reference: Friedensburg/Seger 2156, Dav-7089; KM-6.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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