Ratzeburg 1636-HS thaler Dav-5732
This specimen was lot 3755 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €280 (about US$397 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RATZEBURG, BISTUM August der Ältere von Braunschweig, 1611-1636. Reichstaler 1636, Clausthal. Fast sehr schön. (bishopric of Ratzeburg, August the Elder of Brunswick, 1611-36, thaler of 1636, Clausthal mint. About very fine.)"
While Ratzeburg issued several "wildman" thalers that aren't too expensive, this bust type issued 1634-36 is slightly scarce. Ratzeburg was annexed to Mecklenburg in 1648, at the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 115 (listed under Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle), Dav-5732; Welter 882.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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