Regensburg 1649 thaler Dav-5763

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Künker sale 405, lot 3115

This specimen was lot 3115 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS FERDINAND III. Reichstaler 1649, mit Titel Ferdinands III. Münzmeister Hans Siegmund Federer. R Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, thaler of 1649, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1649 only. The city of Regensburg issued a considerable variety of thalers after 1623 but all are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,77 g.

Catalog reference: KM 118, Beckenbauer 6136; Dav-5763; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4615.

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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