Oldenburg 1667 1/8 thaler
This specimen was lot 11591 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €288 (about US$300). The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Oldenburg. 1/8 Taler, 1667. Jever Mint. Anton Günther. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Struck on the death of Anton Günter in 1667. From the L. E. Bruun Collection. Ex. Leopold Welzl v. Wellenheim Collection (Vienna-1846) Lot # 4943." Anton Günther, count of Oldenburg 1603-67, was also lord of Jever, where this coin was struck. After his death, Jever passed to the dukes of Anhalt-Zerbst and Oldenburg to the kings of Denmark. This type was struck in 1667 along with a quarter, half and one thaler and a double ducat.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 3.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM-90; Merzdorf-315; Bruun-15104.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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