St. Gall 1622 thaler Dav-4671

Sincona sale 39, lot 4738

This specimen was lot 4738 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"St. Gallen, Abtei, Bernhard Müller von Ochsenhausen, 1594-1630 Taler 1622. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (abbey of St. Gall, Bernhard Müller von Ochsenhausen, 1594-1630, thaler of 1622. Very rare. Good very fine.)"

This very rare thaler was issued by the abbot (not the city) with a klippe thaler and a double thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 27.62 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 1398c, HMZ 2-864a, Dav-4671, KM 8.

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.
• Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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