View source for Elbing 1658-NH thaler Dav-4569

[[Image:S77-2027.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2027]]
[[Image:Thorn 1648.jpg|500px|thumb|Elbing in 1648, at the mouth of the Vistula River]]

This specimen was lot 2027 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BALTIC STATES | Elbing | Städtische Münzstätte unter Schweden. Karl X. Gustav, 1654-1660. Taler 1658, Elbing. Von grösster Seltenheit. Einziges bekanntes Exemplar im Handel. Sehr schön. Felder und Rand überarbeitet.'' (Baltic States, city of Elbing, under Swedish rule, Charles X Gustavus, 1654-60, thaler of 1658, Elbing mint. Of the highest rarity. The only known specimen to date in private hands, Very fine, Fields and edge tooled.)"</blockquote> Elbing in Baroque times was not part of the Baltic States, being in Poland. [[Sweden|Swedish]] armies made several attempts to conquer [[Poland]] after the Thirty Years War and Elbing fell under Swedish occupation. This thaler was struck during one of those periods. The same dies were used to strike a ten ducat piece (KM 80), also very rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.06 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4569]]; Delzanno 82 (dieses Exemplar). AAJ 51, KM 74. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, ''Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden.'' Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Elbing 1651-WVE thaler Dav-4364|1651 thaler]]
* [[Elbing (16)57 solidus KM-65|(16)57 solidus (szeląg), arms reverse]]
* [[Elbing 1657-NH ducat Fr-49|1657 ducat]]
* [[Elbing 1662-NH 18 groszy|1662 18 groszy]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1658]]
* return to coins of [[Poland]]

[[Category:European crowns and thalers]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]]