View source for Wurttemberg 1624 1/9 thaler

[[Image:K386-05475.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5475]]

This specimen was lot 5475 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM,  Johann Friedrich, 1608-1628. 1/9 Taler 1624 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1623 geändert), Stuttgart. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich.'' (duchy of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Wurttemberg]], John Frederick, 1608-28, one-ninth thaler of 1624, 1624/3 overdate, Stuttgart mint. Extremely rare, handsome patina, planchet defects, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This scarce type is listed for 1623-24. The coinage of Württemberg prior to the nineteenth century is generally rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 3.61 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 134, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Klein/Raff 354. 

''[[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. 
* <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:''
* [[Wurttemberg 1622-C 12 kreuzer]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1623 1/2 thaler KM-139|1623 half thaler, heart shaped arms on reverse]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1623 60 kreuzer KM-99|1623 60 kreuzer, kipper "deer" gulden]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1623 2 ducat Fr-3564|1623 double ducat]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1624-CT kreuzer|1624-CT kreuzer]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1624-CT thaler Dav-7851|1624-CT thaler]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1625-CT thaler Dav-7856|1625 thaler, small bust]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1625-CT thaler Dav-7859|1625 thaler, large bust]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1625 thaler Dav-7864|1625 klippe thaler, for the mines]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1624]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 384, 385, 386]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]