Riga (15)73 thaler Dav-8458
This specimen was lot 1059 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "BALTIKUM Riga, Stadt. 18 Ferding (Taler) 1573, Riga. CIVITATIS - RIGENSIS Stadtwappen, unten Wertangabe 1 8 F, zu den Seiten Verzierungen, oben gekreuzte Schlüssel. Rv. DENARIVS ° NOVVS ° ARGENTEVS (Verzierung) Stadtwappen zwischen der minderen Jahreszahl. Von grösster Seltenheit. Revers leicht beschädigt. (Baltic States, city of Riga, 18 ferding or thaler of 1573, Riga mint. Obverse: city arms and value below cross keys; reverse: city arms divides the two digit date. Of the highest rarity. NGC UNC Details, Reverse lightly damaged.)" Riga, a Hanseatic town, vigorously attempted to remain independent but fell under the control of the local bishop. Clerical rule ended with the coming of the Reformation and Riga was briefly independent before being incorporated in 1582 into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and, by extension, the kingdom of Poland. Riga was taken by the Swedes in 1629 and by the Russians in 1721. Riga is today the capital of Latvia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver.
Catalog reference: Haljak - (see 870). Dav-- (see 8458-8459).
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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