Passau 1717 thaler Dav-2521
This specimen was lot 659 in Künker Auction 424 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,815 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PASSAU, BISTUM Raymund Ferdinand von Rabatta, 1713-1722. Reichstaler 1717, Augsburg. Mit Stern unter dem Brustbild. Prachtexemplar mit feiner Patina. Fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, bishopric of Passau, Raymund Ferdinand of Rabatta, 1713-22, thaler of 1717, Augsburg mint, with a star under the bust. Choice example with fine patina, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1714, 1716 and 1717. The bishop spent part of his reign squabbling with the bishop of Vienna, who wanted to be raised to an archbishop. The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 29.2 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 29,22 g.
Catalog reference: KM 61, Dav-2521; Forster 960; Kellner 160.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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