Nurnberg 1628 2 thaler Dav-A5640
This specimen was lot 3158 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,639 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Nurnberg, Stadt, Doppeltaler 1628. Geflügelter Genius mit Band auf der Brust hält zwei Schilde. Rv. Reitender Kaiser Ferdinand II. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kratzer im Feld. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, double thaler of 1628. Obverse: a winged cherub supports two shields; Reverse: emperor Ferdinand II. Very fine-extremely fine. Scratches on the field.)"
While many Nurnberger thalers of the Thirty Years War are readily available, this type, struck 1627-30, is very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 57.94 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-A5640; Kellner 224. Slg. Erlanger 346, KM 84.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
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