Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1628-ST thaler Dav-3699
This specimen was lot 11206 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Copenhagen, June 2026), where it sold for €512.40 (about US$591). The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Taler, 1628-ST. Steinbeck Mint. Friedrich III. NGC AU Details--Reverse Scratched. Variation with "HOLSATIA" in the obverse legend, undefined by Lange. Minimal traces of circulation wear and some rainbow toning on both sides. From the L.E. Bruun Collection." The dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp were a cadet branch of the house of Oldenburg, which ruled Denmark. They divided the rule of Schleswig-Holstein between them and the history of the duchies is the story of their quarrels and feuds. Friedrich III favored Sweden in an attempt to avoid Danish domination and his daughter Hedwig Eleonora became queen of Sweden. Other daughters married into Mecklenburg-Gustrow, Baden-Durlach, Hesse-Darmstadt and Anhalt-Zerbst. This thaler minted 1626-28 is only scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.85 g, silver, this specimen 28.71 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3699, KM-64; Sieg-11.5; Lange-; Bruun-14239.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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