Pfalz-Zweibrucken 1623 thaler Dav-7187
This specimen was lot 4201 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"PFALZ, PFALZ-ZWEIBRÜCKEN-VELDENZ, HERZOGTUM. Johann II. 1604-1635. Reichstaler 1623, Zweibrücken. Hübsche Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrucken-Veldenz, John II, 1604-35, thaler of 1623, Zweibrucken mint. Handsome patina, minor scratches, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1623-24 and is rather scarce. In 1685, the heir to Pfalz-Neuburg succeeded to Pfalz-Simmern and the two were merged into Pfalz once again.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 40-41 mm diameter, this specimen 28.90 g.
Catalog reference: KM 45, Dav-7187; Slg. Memmesh. 2691 var; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) 698 leicht var..
- 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 Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
Link to:
- Pfalz-Zweibrucken (1612-19) 3 kreuzer struck in the name of the emperor Matthias.
- 1617 goldgulden
- Pfalz-Neuburg 1623 thaler Dav-7160
- Coins and currency dated 1623