View source for Cologne 1638 thaler Dav-5171

[[Image:K400-00158.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 400, lot 158]]

This specimen was lot 158 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,487 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖLN, STADT, Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Ferdinands III. Behelmtes Stadtwappen von einem Greif und einem Löwen gehalten//Doppeladler mit Kopfscheinen, auf der Brust Reichsapfel, oben Krone. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Tönung, kl. Prägeschwäche, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Cologne|city of Cologne]], thaler of 1638, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Helmeted city arms supported by a griffin and a lion; reverse: double headed eagle with the imperial orb on its breast, crown above. Extremely rare, attractive example with fine toning, slightly weakly struck, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The SCWC notes four different thalers from Cologne for 1638: Dav-5142/KM 30, Dav-5143/KM 31, Dav-5168/KM 347 and Dav-5171/KM 348; the first two were struck for the archbishop, the last two by the city. Dav-5171 was struck 1638, 1643-45. The example shown here is quite a bit nicer than that shown in the SCWC.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29,03 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 348, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5171]], Noss 393 a. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Cologne 1631 thaler Dav-5167|city of Cologne 1631 thaler]]
* [[Cologne 1636 8 albus KM-342|city of Cologne 1636 8 albus]]
* [[Cologne 1668 ducat Fr-768|city of Cologne 1668 ducat]]
* [[Cologne 1688 thaler Dav-5153]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1638]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 400]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]