Prussia 1723-IGN 1/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 3270 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/3 Taler 1723, IGN, Berlin. Münzmeister Johann Georg Neubauer. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 228, Osnabrück 2013, Nr. 4216. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, one-third thaler of 1723, Berlin mint. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This rare type was struck 1719-23, 1727-29.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.66 g, 0.750 fine silver, 29-30 mm diameter, this specimen 8.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 177, v. Schr. 298; Olding 233.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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