Westphalia 1809-C 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 1408 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €320 (about US$400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, WESTPHALIE, Jérôme Napoléon (1807-1813), AR 2/3 Taler, 1809C, Clausthal. Légende débutant à 1h. Fine griffe. Belle patine. Superbe. (Germany, kingdom of Westphalia, Jerome Napoleon, 1807-13, silver two-thirds thaler of 1809, Clausthal mint, with the legend beginning at 1 o'clock. Nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"
This two-thirds thaler or gulden was struck with the obverse legend "HIERONYMUS NAPOLEON" (KM 106, shown here) OR "NAPOLEON HIERONYMUS" (KM 89), with the second quite a bit more available. Altho denominated as two-thirds of a thaler, it had only five-ninths of the silver of a convention thaler such as Dav-933.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.08 g, 0.994 fine silver, 0.418 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 106, J. 16a; A.K.S. 11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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