Regensburg 1681-MF thaler Dav-5772
This specimen was lot 3156 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS LEOPOLDS I. Reichstaler 1681, mit Titel Leopolds I. Münzmeister Michael Federer. Von großer Seltenheit. Kl. Henkelspur, sehr schön. (city of Regensburg, thaler of 1681, struck in the name of Leopold I. Extremely rare, small mount mark, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1680-81, 1691 and 1694. The city of Regensburg issued a considerable variety of thalers after 1623 but all are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 195, Beckenbauer 6156 (this example); Dav-5772; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4673.
- 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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