Wurzburg 1702 thaler Dav-2881
This specimen was lot 25223 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Wurzburg. Taler, 1702 (in chronogram). Wurzburg Mint. Johann Philipp von Greiffenklau zu Vollraths. NGC AU-58. On the cusp of Mint State status, this alluring specimen, sporting a great cabinet tone and some pleasing brilliance residing below, features three saints associated with the city on the reverse: Sts. Colman, Kilian, and Totnan." This one year type has a substantial catalog value but is fairly common as Wurzburg thalers go. Several of the bishops were also bishops of Bamberg but not Johann Philipp. The territory was annexed to Bavaria in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2881; KM-227.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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