Nurnberg 1625 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 386, lot 5341

This specimen was lot 5341 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NÜRNBERG, STADT, 1/4 Reichstaler 1625, mit Titel Ferdinands II. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (city of Nuremberg, quarter thaler of 1625, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Extremely rare, handsome patina, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1621-25 and is not listed as rare. This example realized eighteen times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7,22 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 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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