Stralsund 1646-CS 1/192 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 11290

Pomerania in 1648, with Stralsund opposite the island of Rugen

This specimen was lot 11290 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/192 Taler/Witten, 1646 CS. Stralsund Mint. Kristina. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This obscure type was struck 1646-47. Stralsund, in the duchy of Pomerania, was a member of the Hanseatic League but fell under Swedish rule 1637-1815, when the port passed to Prussia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 0.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM-113; Delzanno-429; SB-31; Bruun-12013.

Sources:

• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1641 ducat
• Stralsund 1647-CS 1/16 thaler = düttchen
• Pomerania 1647 thaler Dav-4573, queen Christina, Stettin mint
• Coins and currency dated 1646