Wurttemberg 1623-CT thaler Dav-7850B

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Künker sale 406, lot 4431

This specimen was lot 4431 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Johann Friedrich, 1608-1628. Reichstaler 1623, Christophstal. RR Kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (duchy of Württemberg, John Frederick, 1608-28, thaler of 1623, Christofsthal mint. Very rare, small edge defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Thalers for 1623 include KM 140/Dav-7850, KM 141/Dav-7850A, KM 142/Dav-7850D, KM 143/Dav-7850B (shown here), KM 144/Dav-7850C and KM 145/Dav-7851. The duke was also an enthusiastic issuer of kipper coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 143, Dav-7850B; Klein/Raff 311.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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