Quedlinburg 1675-GF thaler Dav-5727
This specimen was lot 188 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €34,000 (about US$44,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"QUEDLINBURG, ABTEI, Anna Sophia von Pfalz-Birkenfeld, 1645-1680. Taler 1675 GF, Quedlinburg. Auf ihr 30-jähriges Regierungsjubiläum. Brustbild mit aufgesetzter Haube und Perlenhalsband l.//Roesette über zehn Zeilen Schrift. Von größter Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Germany, abbey of Quedlinburg, Anna Sophia von Pfalz-Birkenfeld, 1645-80, thaler of 1675, Quedlinburg mint, on her thirtieth anniversary as abbess. Obverse: hooded bust left with pearl necklace; reverse: rosette with ten line inscription. Extremely rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
Another, equally rare thaler of 1675 (Dav-5726) does not mention the anniversary. The abbey, founded in the tenth century, was annexed by Prussia in 1803 during the mediatizations.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 39 mm diameter, this specimen 29.12 g.
Catalog reference: KM 56, Dav-5727; Mehl 498; Schuler 10.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, 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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