View source for Hildesheim 1736-UA W thaler Dav-2347

[[Image:K386-05275.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5275]]

This specimen was lot 5275 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,046 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HILDESHEIM, STADT, Reichstaler 1736, mit Titel Karls VI. Vollständiges Stadtwappen//Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Reichsapfel auf der Brust. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[German States, Hildesheim|city of Hildesheim]], thaler of 1736, struck in the name of Charles VI. Obverse: city arms; reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with orb on its breast. Extremely rare, fine patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The city (Lutheran) and bishop of Hildesheim (Catholic) both issued thalers in the eighteenth century; the resulting types range from rare to very rare. Hildesheim was annexed to Prussia in 1803, then was part of the Napoleonic puppet kingdom of Westphalia 1807-13, then awarded to Hannover in 1813.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29,49 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 260.2, Buck/Bahrf. 485; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2347]].  

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hildesheim 1724 thaler Dav-2343|1724 thaler, ''sede vacante'']]
* [[Hildesheim 1763 1/2 pistole Fr-1327|1763 half pistole]]
* [[Hildesheim 1764-IHvU 1/3 thaler KM-114|1764 ⅓ thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Hildesheim 1768-IHvU thaler Dav-2345|1768 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1736]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 384, 385, 386]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]