Wurzburg 1791-MP thaler Dav-2907
This specimen was lot 1513 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY, Würzburg, Bistum, Franz Ludwig von Erthal, 1779-1795. Taler 1791, Würzburg. . Vorzüglich. (bishopric of Würzburg, Francis Louis of Erthal, 1779-95, thaler of 1791, Wurzburg mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type is listed in the SCWC as a three year type but is actually fairly scarce. The bishopric of Würzburg was an ecclesiastical state north of Bavaria and south of Thuringia whose rulers issued thalers fairly steadily during the eighteenth century. The bishopric was secularized in 1803 and given to Bavaria by Napoleon, which region it is still a part.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.14 g.
Catalog reference: Helmschrott 891, Dav-2907, KM 426.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
Link to:
- 1786 thaler
- 1790 thaler
- 1791 goldgulden
- Coins and currency dated 1791
- return to coins of German States, Wurzburg