Stolberg-Stolberg 1717-IIG 2/3 thaler

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Sincona sale 39, lot 3335

This specimen was lot 3335 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Stolberg-Stolberg, Grafschaft, Christoph Friedrich und Jost Christian, 1704-1738 2/3 Taler 1717. Auf das Reformationsjubiläum. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, county of Stolberg-Stolberg, Christian Frederick and Jost Christian, 1704-38, two-thirds thaler of 1717, on the bicentennial of the Reformation. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This tiny state issued an extensive series of half gulden (1/3 thaler) and one gulden (2/3 thaler) pieces in the eighteenth century. This one year type is accompanied by a 1/3 thaler and one thaler. It seems a little light for a 2/3 thaler but the denomination is clearly marked on the coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.05 g.

Catalog reference: Friederich 1582. Dav-998, KM 165.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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