Wurzburg 1725-N thaler Dav-2886
This specimen was lot 5947 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,062 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRZBURG, BISTUM, Christoph Franz von Hutten, 1724-1729. Reichstaler 1725, Würzburg. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, bishopric of Würzburg, Christopher Francis of Hutten, 1724-29, thaler of 1725, Wurzburg mint. Choice example, superb patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1725-28 but is nevertheless listed as very scarce. Christoph Franz von Hutten ruled his diocese 1724-29. Unlike his predecessor or his successor, he was not simultaneously bishop of Bamberg. The territory was annexed to Bavaria in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.28 g.
Catalog reference: KM 283, Dav-2886; Helmschrott 597.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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