Pomerania 1654 1/8 thaler KM-210
This specimen was lot 186 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"POMMERN, HERZOGTUM UNTER SCHWEDEN, Christina, 1637-1654. 1/8 Reichstaler (1/2 Reichsort) 1654, Stettin. Von größter Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Tönung, vorzüglich. Exemplar aus der Sammlung Sven Svensson. (Germany, duchy of Pomerania, under Swedish rule, Christina, 1637-54, one-eight thaler or half ort of 1654, Stettin mint. extremely rare, attractive example with fine toning, extremely fine.)"
Another half ort (KM 142, listed under Pomerania-Stettin) was issued in 1654 for the long delayed burial of duke Bogislaw, who died in 1637. By the Peace of Westphalia, his domain was partitioned between Sweden and Brandenburg.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.55 g, silver, 26-27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.55 g.
Catalog reference: KM 210, Ahlström 25 (XR).
- Bjorne Ahlstrom, 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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