Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1621-HR thaler Dav-7720

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Sincona sale 100, lot 1046

This specimen was lot 1046 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$19,594 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Schlesien, Herzogtum, Johann Christian (allein), 1621-1639. Taler 1621, Breslau. Stempelschneider von H. Rieger. +D:G+IOHANES+CHRISTIANVS+DV:+ Geharnischtes Brustbild nach rechts mit umgelegter Feldbinde zwischen der geteilten Jahreszahl 16 - 21. Rv. SIL.LIGNI. - .ET.BREGE. Dreifach behelmtes, vierfeldiges Wappen, unten die geteilte Stempelschneidersignatur. Sehr selten. Gutes vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina. Exemplar der Auktion Künker 233, Osnabrück, Juni 2013, Los 233. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, John Christian alone, 1621-39, thaler of 1621, Breslau mint. Obverse: armoted and sashed bust right divides the date; reverse: three helmeted, quartered arms, engraver's initials below. Very rare, About Uncirculated, Most attractively toned.)"

The dukes issued several thalers in 1621, including KM 184/Dav-7718B (klippe), KM 169/Dav-7718 (round, struck 1617-21), KM 267/Dav-7720 (shown here) and KM 268/Dav-7720A (rare). This one was struck 1621 only. The line lapsed in 1675 and the properties were annexed by the Hapsburgs.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.62 g.

Catalog reference: KM 267, F&S. 1563. Dav-7720.

Source:

  • 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 Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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