Quedlinburg 1623 thaler Dav-5720

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Künker sale 263, lot 508
Quedlinburg in 1648, between Goslar and Halberstadt

This specimen was lot 508 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,680 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Quedlinburg, ABTEI Dorothea Sophia von Sachsen-Altenburg, 1618-1645. Reichstaler 1623, Quedlinburg, mit Titel Ferdinands II. R Sehr schön. (abbey of Quedlinburg, Dorothy Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg, 1618-45, thaler of 1623, Quedlinburg mint, in the name of Ferdinand II. Scarce, very fine.)"

Like all thalers from this locale, this type is expensive. Quedlinburg thalers range from rare to unobtainable.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-5720/5721 A; Mehl 479, KM 37.1.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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