https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Thorn_1638-II_thaler_Dav-4374Thorn 1638-II thaler Dav-4374 - Revision history2026-07-09T12:12:02ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Thorn_1638-II_thaler_Dav-4374&diff=632618&oldid=prevLatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Osnabruck," to "Osnabrück,"2026-04-20T05:03:59Z<p>Text replacement - "Osnabruck," to "Osnabrück,"</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 4792 in Künker sale 406 (<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Osnabruck</del>, March 2024), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''POLEN, THORN, Stadt. Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Wladislaws IV. (1632-1648). R Hübsche Patina, kl. Graffito im Feld der Vorderseite, sehr schön.'' ([[Poland]], city of Thorn, thaler of 1638, struck in the name of Vladislaus IV, 1632-48. Rare, handsome patina, light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1633-38. The similar [[Thorn 1639-II thaler Dav-4375|Dav-4375]] has a shorter and chunkier bust of the king with a prominent sash. This example sold for nearly six times the catalog value despite the scratch.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 4792 in Künker sale 406 (<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Osnabrück</ins>, March 2024), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''POLEN, THORN, Stadt. Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Wladislaws IV. (1632-1648). R Hübsche Patina, kl. Graffito im Feld der Vorderseite, sehr schön.'' ([[Poland]], city of Thorn, thaler of 1638, struck in the name of Vladislaus IV, 1632-48. Rare, handsome patina, light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1633-38. The similar [[Thorn 1639-II thaler Dav-4375|Dav-4375]] has a shorter and chunkier bust of the king with a prominent sash. This example sold for nearly six times the catalog value despite the scratch.</div></td></tr>
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This specimen was lot 4792 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''POLEN, THORN, Stadt. Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Wladislaws IV. (1632-1648). R Hübsche Patina, kl. Graffito im Feld der Vorderseite, sehr schön.'' ([[Poland]], city of Thorn, thaler of 1638, struck in the name of Vladislaus IV, 1632-48. Rare, handsome patina, light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1633-38. The similar [[Thorn 1639-II thaler Dav-4375|Dav-4375]] has a shorter and chunkier bust of the king with a prominent sash. This example sold for nearly six times the catalog value despite the scratch.<br />
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.<br />
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28,56 g. <br />
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 21, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4374]]; Dutkowski/Suchanek 1513 var (R5); Kopicki 8278 a (R2). <br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.<br />
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974.<br />
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.<br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[Thorn 1637-II thaler Dav-4374|1637-II thaler]]<br />
* [[Thorn 1639-II thaler Dav-4375|1639-II thaler]]<br />
* [[Danzig 1639-GR thaler Dav-4353]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1638]]<br />
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[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]]</div>LatinKing2020