Wurzburg 1638 thaler Dav-5976

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Künker sale 263, lot 1430

This specimen was lot 1430 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,680 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Wurzburg, BISTUM Franz von Hatzfeld, 1631-1642. Reichstaler 1638, Nürnberg. RR Hübsche Patina, kl. Zainende, sehr schön. (bishopric of Würzburg, Francis of Hatzfeld, 1631-42, thaler of 1638, Nuremberg mint. Rare, toned, light scratch, very fine.)"

The Bishop of Würzburg struck thalers on occasion but most are rare. This one was issued 1637-41. Würzburg thalers from the eighteenth century are much more available.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-5976; Helmschrott 267, KM-113.

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 Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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