Pomerania-Wolgast 1689-ILA 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 1119
Goldberg sale 104, lot 4442
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The first specimen was lot 1119 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €200 (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"POMMERN, POMMERN, HERZOGTUM UNTER SCHWEDEN, Karl XI. 1660-1697. 2/3 Taler 1689, Stettin. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Exemplar der Auktion Tietjen + Co. 81, Hamburg 1999, Nr. 1138. (Germany, duchy of Pomerania under Swedish rule, Charles XI, 1660-97, two-thirds thaler of 1689, Stettin mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This specimen was lot 4442 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $300. The catalog description[2] noted, "Sweden - Pomerania. 2/3 Taler, 1689-ILA. Charles XI. Bust right. Reverse: Crowned and supported arms. Surface pitting, otherwise boldly struck, toned with underlying luster. NGC graded MS-62." Another scarce issue from this Baltic state. On the lapse of the dynasty in 1637, the duchy was contested between Sweden and Brandenburg until they agreed to partition it by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. As Sweden gradually weakened, Brandenburg (later Prussia) gradually nibbled away at the Swedish portion until the remainder was seized in 1815. This two-thirds thaler was struck 1686-92. This denomination was to become very popular in northern Germany.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 307.1, Ahlström 113 b; Dav-767.

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
  • [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.
  • [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.

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