Pomerania-Stettin 1617 thaler Dav-7221
This specimen was lot 25072 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Pomerania-Stettin. Taler, 1617. Philip II. PCGS AU-50. A VERY RARE and seldom encountered type, this commemorative issue was struck for the death of Philip, Georg III. Presenting minimal friction and an alluring tone, this near-Mint example yields a tremendous opportunity for the advanced collector of wildman issues, or obscure German crowns more broadly. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type is listed for 1617 only. On the death of the last native duke in 1637, the duchy was contested between Sweden and Brandenburg until they agreed to partition it by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Prussia nibbled away at the Swedish holdings until she seized the remainder in 1815.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 28.61 g. silver, 43 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-7221; KM-47; Hildisch-94.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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