Poland 1627 thaler Dav-4317
This specimen was lot 2118 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €36,000 (about US$48,521 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"POLEN, KÖNIGREICH, Sigismund III. 1587-1632. Reichstaler 1627, Bromberg. Gekröntes Monogramm S[igismundus] T[ertius] R[ex], umher Lorbeerkranz//Jahreszahl 16 · 27, zu den Seiten je eine Rosette, oben und unten jeweils zwei zusammengebundene Lorbeerzweige. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives, sehr schönes Exemplar. (kingdom of Poland, Sigismund III, 1587-1632, thaler of 1627, Broberg mint. Obverse: crowned monogram "ST", laurel wreath around' reverse: date divides two rosettes, laurel wreaths around, tied with ribbons. Very rare, attractive, very fine example.)"
Altho the SCWC mentions several thalers for 1627 (Dav-4315 and -4316), this one seems to be omitted. Davenport notes this for 1623 and 1625-28.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.78 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-4317; KM-unlisted, Kopicki 1334 (R7).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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