Pomerania-Stettin (16)19 1/24 thaler KM-64

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46727

This specimen was lot 46727 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Pomerania-Stettin. 1/24 Taler, 1619. Szczecin Mint. Bogislaus XIV. ANACS AU-53." The SCWC notes that this was coined for Rügenwalde (now Darłowo, pop. 13,324 as of 2021), a port on the Baltic Sea. It is known for 1618-20, all with two digit dates. Varieties exist. On the death of the last native duke in 1637, Pomerania was contested between Sweden and Brandenburg until they agreed to partition it by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-64.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Links to:

• 1617 thaler, Philip II, on the death of his brother George III
• 1617 thaler, centennial of the Reformation
• 1628 thaler, large bust
• 1628 thaler, half-length bust
• 1629 1/16 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1619