Wurttemberg 1806 thaler Dav-937

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Künker sale 335, lot 4507

This specimen was lot 4507 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,160 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Konv.-Taler 1806. Königstaler. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Als Verbündeter Napoleons wurde Herzog Friedrich II. am 29. April 1803 Kurfürst. Im Frieden von Preßburg erhielt Württemberg umfangreichen Gebietszuwachs. Am 30. Dezember 1805 wurde Württemberg zum Königreich erhoben. Friedrich ließ seinen neuen Titel umgehend auf den Münzen anbringen. Der württembergische Königstaler von 1806 zählt zu den großen Raritäten unter den württembergischen Münzen und zu den begehrtesten Prägungen des 19. Jahrhunderts. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, convention thaler of 1806, "king's" thaler. Very rare, fine patina, very fine to extremely fine. As an ally of Napoleon, Duke Friedrich II became Elector on April 29, 1803. In the Peace of Bratislava, Württemberg received extensive territorial gains. On December 30, 1805 Württemberg was raised to the status of kingdom. Friedrich immediately had his new title engraved on the coins. The royal thaler from 1806 is one of the great rarities among the Württemberg coins and one of the most sought-after coins from the 19th century.)"

This rare type comes with and without the engraver's name below the bust. The without initials variety is shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27,92 g.

Catalog reference: KM 489, AKS 39; Dav-937; Kahnt 568; Thun 417.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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