Wismar 1661 1/48 thaler
This specimen was lot 11306 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €65 (about US$68). The catalog description[1] noted, "SWEDEN. 1/48 Taler, 1661. Wismar Mint. Karl XI. NGC VF-20. Minted by the city of Wismar in the name of emperor Leopold. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." Wismar was ceded to Sweden in 1648 and remained until Swedish control until it was sold to the duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1803. Numista lists this as a schilling but a "48" appears on the reichsapfel (orb). This denomination was struck until 1695 but this style is known for 1661 and 1663.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.28 g, silver, 18.7 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-92; Delzanno-1156; SB-45; Bruun-12147.
- 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.
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