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* [[Bavaria 1793-AS thaler Dav-1961|1793-AS thaler, short truncation]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 423, 424, 425, 426]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]

Revision as of 08:17, 15 September 2025

Künker Auction 425, lot 2065

This specimen was lot 2065 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €220 (about US$312 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · BAYERN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Karl Theodor, 1777-1799. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1795, München. Vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Charles Theodore, 1777-99, half convention thaler of 1795, Munich mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck steadily 1778-98 but does not turn up often.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, this specimen 13,95 g.

Catalog reference: KM 558, Hahn 344.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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