Stolberg 1764-C thaler Dav-2808
This specimen was lot 1390 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"STOLBERG-STOLBERG UND STOLBERG-ROSSLA, GRAFSCHAFTEN (DIE JÜNGERE STOLBERGER HAUPTLINIE AUS DER TEILUNG VON 1645) Friedrich Botho zu Stolberg-Rossla und Karl Ludwig zu Stolberg-Stolberg, 1761-1768. Konv.-Taler 1764, Stolberg. Dav-2808; . Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, vorzüglich +. (counties of Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Rossla, joint issue, convention thaler of 1764, Stolberg mint. Very attractive, toned, extremely fine or better.)"
Tho not common, this is perhaps the most available thaler from this locale.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2808; Friederich 1984 var, KM 280 (listed under Stolberg-Stolberg).
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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