Nurnberg 1624 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 406, lot 4312

This specimen was lot 4312 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NÜRNBERG, STADT, 1/4 Reichstaler 1624, mit Titel Ferdinands II. Von größter Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 223, Osnabrück 2013, Nr. 458. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, quarter thaler of 1624, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Extremely rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1621-25 and the year 1624 comes with multiple mintmarks. This example realized 26 times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6,60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 48, Kellner 290 b.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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