Regensburg 1638 thaler Dav-5754

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Künker sale 405, lot 3109

This specimen was lot 3109 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €7,750 (about US$10,169 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS FERDINAND III. Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Ferdinands III. Münzmeister Johann Putzer. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Julius Jenke, Auktion Beckenbauer 1, München 1961, Nr. 54. (city of Regensburg, thaler of 1638, in the name of Ferdinand III. Very rare, attractive example with fine patina, small planchet defects, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1638 only. It was 90 kreuzer or 1½ gulden. This example realized 3½ times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,89 g.

Catalog reference: KM 90, Beckenbauer 6126 (this example); Dav-5754; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4609.

Source:

  • 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 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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