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[[Image:Silesia-L-Brieg 1622 thaler Sincona 9-03864.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3864]] | [[Image:Silesia-L-Brieg 1622 thaler Sincona 9-03864.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 9, lot 3864]] | ||
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| − | This specimen was lot 3864 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$5,059 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum Georg Rudolf allein, 1621-1653. Taler 1622, Liegnitz. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, George Rudolf, 1621-53, thaler of 1622, Liegnitz mint, very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under [[Austria]]n rule and is now in [[Poland]]. This type, listed for 1621-22, is rare like all the thalers of this locality. | + | This specimen was lot 3864 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$5,059 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum Georg Rudolf allein, 1621-1653. Taler 1622, Liegnitz. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, George Rudolf, 1621-53, thaler of 1622, Liegnitz mint, very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under [[Austria]]n rule and is now in [[Poland]]. This type, listed for 1621-22, is rare like all the thalers of this locality. The line lapsed in 1675 and the properties were annexed by the Hapsburgs. |
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* [[Silesia 1621 6 thaler]] klippe | * [[Silesia 1621 6 thaler]] klippe | ||
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1622-HR 3 kreuzer KM-225|1622-HR kipper 3 kreuzer]] | * [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1622-HR 3 kreuzer KM-225|1622-HR kipper 3 kreuzer]] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 23 February 2024
This specimen was lot 3864 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$5,059 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum Georg Rudolf allein, 1621-1653. Taler 1622, Liegnitz. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, George Rudolf, 1621-53, thaler of 1622, Liegnitz mint, very rare, very fine.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. This type, listed for 1621-22, is rare like all the thalers of this locality. The line lapsed in 1675 and the properties were annexed by the Hapsburgs.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: silver, this specimen 282,21 g (probably a typo for 28.21 g).
Catalog reference: F. u. S. 1692, Dav-7724, KM 270.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
Link to:
- 1621 klippe thaler
- Silesia 1621 6 thaler klippe
- 1622-HR kipper 3 kreuzer
- Silesia 1622 24 kreuzer kipper
- Halberstadt 1622 thaler Dav-6320
- Silesia 1624-BZ thaler Dav-3154 Breslau mint
- Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1657-EW thaler Dav-7731
- Coins and currency dated 1622
- return to coins of German States, Silesia