Wurzburg 1754-WG BN thaler Dav-2888
This specimen was lot 4580 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €5,750 (about US$7,525 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRZBURG, BISTUM. Karl Philipp von Greiffenklau-Vollraths, 1749-1754. Konv.-Taler 1754, Würzburg. RR Herrliche Tönung, kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Wurzburg, Charles Philip of Greiffenklau-Vollraths, 1749-54, convention thaler of 1754, Wurzburg mint. Rare, beautiful toning, edge defect, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in two closely related varieties, the other being Dav-2887.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.06 g.
Catalog reference: KM 345, Dav-2888; Helmschrott 685.
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- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [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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