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[[Image:K400-00281.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 400, lot 281]]

This specimen was lot 281 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €21,000 (about US$27,243 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Julius Friedrich, Administrator und Vormund von Eberhard III. 1631-1633. Reichstaler 1631, Stuttgart. IVLIVS · FRIDERICVS · D : G : DVX · WVRTTEMBERG · Geharnischtes Hüftbild mit Kommandostab und Feldbinde nach r.//CVRATOR · ET · ADMINISTRATOR · 1631 · Dreifach behelmtes, vierfeldiges Wappen. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Wurttemberg|duchy of Württemberg]], Julius Frederick, administrator and regent for Eberhard III, 1631-33, thaler of 1631, Stuttgart mint. Obverse: armored half-length portrait with baton and armband right; reverse: triple helmeted quartered arms. Very rare in this quality, handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Another rare one year type.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.90 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 189, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-7869]]; Klein/Raff 533. 

''[[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 Secular Talers, 1600-1700,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976. 
* <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:''
* [[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]]
* [[Wurttemberg 1632 15 kreuzer KM-191|1632 15 kreuzer]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1631]]

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