Nurnberg 1627 thaler Dav-5636
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This specimen was lot 3725 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €525 (about US$744 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NÜRNBERG, STADT Reichstaler 1627, mit Titel Ferdinands II. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (city of Nuremberg, thaler of 1627, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1621-28 with several mintmarks and is fairly common. The closely related Dav-5637 uses the abbreviation "SEMPER AVGVST·" instead of "SEMP·AVGVST·D:P:".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52, Dav-5636; Kellner 230 a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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