Schleswig-Holstein-Ploen 1690 2/3 thaler KM-16
This specimen was lot 11545 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €264 (about US$275). The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. 2/3 Taler, 1690. Schleswig-Holstein-Plöen. Johann Adolf. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." The duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön was erected in 1622 out of the duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. John Adolf (b. 1634, r. 1671-1704) was the second of four ruling dukes of this line, which lasted until 1761. This is the only year this denomination is listed for this state yet four varieties were made (KM 14, KM 15, KM 16, KM 17).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 16.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM-16; Sieg-6; Bruun-14696.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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