Wurttemberg 1707 thaler Dav-2849
This specimen was lot 4435 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Eberhard Ludwig, 1693-1733. Reichstaler 1707, Augsburg. RR Hübsche Patina, Henkelspur, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (duchy of Württemberg, Eberhard Louis, 1693-1733, thaler of 1707, Augsburg mint. Very rare, mount mark, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The auctioneers did not mention the scratch across the duke's face. This example realized only one-third of the catalog value. The SCWC states this type should have engraver's initial "C", which we don't see on this example. Wurttemberger coinage prior to the 1730's is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.87 g.
Catalog reference: KM 291, Dav-2849; Forster 919; Klein/Raff 43.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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