View source for Quedlinburg 1675-GF thaler Dav-5727

[[Image:K400-00188.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 400, lot 188]]
[[Image:Quedlinburg 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Quedlinburg in 1648, between Goslar and Halberstadt]]

This specimen was lot 188 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €34,000 (about US$44,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''QUEDLINBURG, ABTEI, Anna Sophia von Pfalz-Birkenfeld, 1645-1680. Taler 1675 GF, Quedlinburg. Auf ihr 30-jähriges Regierungsjubiläum. Brustbild mit aufgesetzter Haube und Perlenhalsband l.//Roesette über zehn Zeilen Schrift. Von größter Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brandenburg|abbey of Quedlinburg]], Anna Sophia von Pfalz-Birkenfeld, 1645-80, thaler of 1675, Quedlinburg mint, on her thirtieth anniversary as abbess. Obverse: hooded bust left with pearl necklace; reverse: rosette with ten line inscription. Extremely rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Another, equally rare thaler of 1675 (Dav-5726) does not mention the anniversary. The abbey, founded in the tenth century, was annexed by Prussia in 1803 during the mediatizations.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, 39 mm diameter, this specimen 29.12 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 56, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5727]]; Mehl 498; Schuler 10. 

''[[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:''
* [[Quedlinburg 1676-HAR 2/3 thaler KM-54|1676-HAR ⅔ thaler, date at top]]
* [[Quedlinburg 1676-GF 2/3 thaler KM-B52|1676-GF ⅔ thaler, monogram obverse]]
* [[Quedlinburg 1676-HIC 2/3 thaler KM-61|1676-HIC ⅔ thaler, bust obverse, arms divide date]]
* [[Quedlinburg 1704-HCH thaler Dav-2604]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1675]]

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