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| − | This specimen was lot 15 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €480 (about US$647 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Ferdinand von Bayern, 1612-1650. Reichstaler 1634, Münster. Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, thaler of 1634, Munster mint. Edge defects, very fine.)"</blockquote> All the thalers of Munster are scarce. The town and the region were thoroughly devastated by the Thirty Years War and never recovered. The bishop succeeded in establishing the Counter-Reformation there and holding the region for the Catholic Church. This type of 1633-46 is among the more available for this locale. | + | This specimen was lot 15 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €480 (about US$647 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Ferdinand von Bayern, 1612-1650. Reichstaler 1634, Münster. Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, thaler of 1634, Munster mint. Edge defects, very fine.)"</blockquote> All the thalers of Munster are scarce. The town and the region were thoroughly devastated by the Thirty Years War and never recovered. The bishop succeeded in establishing the Counter-Reformation there and holding the region for the Catholic Church. This type of 1633-46 is among the more available for this locale. Ferdinand was also bishop of Hildesheim, Liege and Paderborn and archbishop of Cologne. |
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* [[Munster 1636 goldgulden Fr-1762|1636 goldgulden]] | * [[Munster 1636 goldgulden Fr-1762|1636 goldgulden]] | ||
| + | * [[Munster 1638-EK 2 thaler Dav-5594|1638-EK double thaler]] | ||
* [[Munster (1640) 4 ducats Fr-1765a|(1640) 4 ducats]] | * [[Munster (1640) 4 ducats Fr-1765a|(1640) 4 ducats]] | ||
* [[Munster 1647-EK 2 thaler Dav-B5592|1647-EK double thaler]] | * [[Munster 1647-EK 2 thaler Dav-B5592|1647-EK double thaler]] | ||
Revision as of 08:17, 6 May 2024
This specimen was lot 15 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €480 (about US$647 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Ferdinand von Bayern, 1612-1650. Reichstaler 1634, Münster. Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (bishopric of Munster, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, thaler of 1634, Munster mint. Edge defects, very fine.)"
All the thalers of Munster are scarce. The town and the region were thoroughly devastated by the Thirty Years War and never recovered. The bishop succeeded in establishing the Counter-Reformation there and holding the region for the Catholic Church. This type of 1633-46 is among the more available for this locale. Ferdinand was also bishop of Hildesheim, Liege and Paderborn and archbishop of Cologne.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 9, Schulze 8 c, Dav-5591.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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