View source for Julich-Berg 1691-NL 2/3 thaler KM-95

[[Image:S66-01169.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 66, lot 1169]]

This specimen was lot 1169 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND | Jülich-Kleve-Berg, Herzogtum | misc, Johann Wilhelm, 1690-1716. 2/3 Taler 1691, Mülheim. Sehr schön. Leicht gereinigt.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Julich-Cleve-Berg, John William, 1690-1716, two-thirds thaler of 1691, Mulheim mint. Very fine, Slightly cleaned.)"</blockquote> Altho the auctioneers catalog this as an issue of Julich-Cleve-Berg, that assemblage of duchies only existed for 1521-1609. Following the extinction of the local dynasty, the state was partitioned between Brandenburg (which obtained Cleve and Mark) and Pfalz-Neuberg (which obtained [[German States, Julich-Berg|Julich and Berg]]). Johann Wilhelm, whose portrait appears here, was also count of Pfalz-Neuberg in upper Bavaria. This gulden was issued with eight-fold arms (KM 83) or nine-fold arms (shown here) and is rare either way.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 17.10 g.  

''Catalog reference:'' KM 95, Noss 795. Dav-588. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Davenport, John S., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Julich-Berg 1676 ducat Fr-1393|1676 ducat]]
* [[Brandenburg 1691-WH 2/3 thaler]] = gulden, struck in Cleves
* [[Julich-Berg 1700-HL O 2/3 thaler KM-104|1700-HL O 2/3 thaler, smaller oval arms, date in legend]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1691]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 65, 66, 67, 68]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]