Teutonic Order (1614)-CO 1/4 thaler KM-38
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This specimen was lot 20640 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Teutonic Order. 1/4 Taler, ND (ca.1615)-CO. Hall Mint. NGC MS-63. Continuous legend on obverse. Ideally detailed with gray tone in the open fields and outlines of brilliance around portions of the design. As wholesome as they come." Altho the Teutonic Order is best remembered in history for its activities in Prussia and Latvia, these scarce quarter thalers were minted for them in Hall. The quarter thaler also comes with an interrupted obverse legend (KM 39).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-38.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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