Passau 1696-PHM thaler Dav-5717
This specimen was lot 645 in Künker Auction 424 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$567 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PASSAU, BISTUM Johann Philipp von Lamberg, 1689-1712. Reichstaler 1696, Augsburg. Münzmeister Christian Hohleisen. Stempelschneider Philipp Heinrich Müller. R Feine Patina, kl. Fleck, winz. Randfehler, sehr schön. (Germany, bishopric of Passau, John Philip of Lamberg, 1689-1712, thaler of 1696, Augsburg mint.)"
This thaler was also struck in 1697. John Philip (1651-1712) was promoted to cardinal in 1700 and finished the St. Stephens cathedral in the town. The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,97 g.
Catalog reference: KM 39, Dav-5717; Forster 422; Kellner 142.
- 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, Katalog 424: Münster, Osnabrück, and the Peace of Westphalia | The Fuggers, Leuchtenberg, and Passau | The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast, Part 3, e.g., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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