Schleswig-Holstein-Ploen 1625-MA thaler Dav-3719

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Sincona sale 50, lot 1069
Holstein in 1648

This specimen was lot 1069 in Sincona sale 50 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 19,000 CHF (about US$22,918 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, Herzogtum. Joachim Ernst, 1622-1671. Taler 1625, Reinfeld. Geharnischtes Brustbild mit langen Haaren, Spitzenkragen und Feldbinde. Rv. Dreifach behelmtes fünffeldige Wappen mit dem Oldenburgisch-Delmenhorster Mittelschild zwischen M - A (Michael Andrea, Münzmeister in Reinfeld). Von allergrösster Seltenheit. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. Sehr schön. Joachim Ernst war ein wissenschaftlich hochgebildeter Fürst, der die Hochschulen zu Giessen und Tübingen besucht hatte. Er erbaute vor 1636 das Schloss Plön in seiner jetzigen Form, errichtete in Reinfeld eine sogenannte Fürstenschule und umgab sich mit einem ansehnlichen Hofstaat. (Germany, duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, Joachim Ernest, 1622-71, thaler of 1625, Reinfeld mint. Obverse: mantled, armored bust with long hair; reverse: threefold helmeted arms of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst, escutcheon in center, mintmaster's initials in the field. Of the highest rarity, Minor flan defect at the edge, Very fine. Joachim Ernst was a scientifically educated prince who attended the universities of Giessen and Tübingen. He built before 1636 the castle Plön in its present form, built in Reinfeld a so-called prince's school and surrounded himself with a handsome court.)"

The dynastic affairs of this duchy are complicated even by German standards as the dukes were related to the king of Denmark and even the czar of Russia. Most coin issues are rare. This one minted 1625 only is listed but not photographed in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.93 g.

Catalog reference: Lange 748, KM-5; Dav-3719.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Jubilee Auction 50, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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