Ragusa 1766-GB GA tallero Dav-1639
This specimen was lot 39562 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "RAGUSA. Taler, 1766-GB. NGC AU-58." This coin is an example of a type struck 1751-79 for the Republic of Ragusa, a Christian enclave on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. At the time, it was an independent city-state surrounded and protected by the Ottoman Empire, which ruled most of the Balkans. Ragusa was occupied by French troops in 1805 and annexed by Austria in 1814. The SCWC doesn't give its exact specification but it is roughly equal to contemporary German thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.78 g, 0.566 fine silver, 42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-1639; KM-18.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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