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This specimen was lot 4304 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Ferdinand von Bayern, 1612-1650. Schautaler o. J. (1647). Mit Signatur EK (Engelbert Ketteler). Sehr schön +.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Munster|bishopric of Munster]], Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, undated show thaler, circa 1647, with mintmaster's initials "EK", Very fine or better.)"</blockquote> The use of German and blackletter text on coins was rare on coins but common on medals; however, the weight was less critical on medals and adjustment marks are rare therein. This example is too light to have circulated as a thaler and doesn't reference the ruler in the legends. It is likely a medal made by muling thaler dies. All the thalers of Münster 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. Ferdinand was also bishop of Hildesheim, Liege and Paderborn and archbishop of Cologne.
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This specimen was lot 21 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,213 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, 1650-1678. Reichstaler 1659, Münster. Coesfelder Kreuztaler. Patina, sehr schön +.'' (bishopric of Munster, Christopher Bernard of Galen, 1650-78, thaler of 1659, Munster mint. Toned, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> All the thalers of Münster 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.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 25.32 g.  
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''Specification:'' silver.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5596]]; Schulze 69.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 68, Schulze 102 a, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5601]].
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
 
* Davenport, John S., ''German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1967.
 
* Davenport, John S., ''German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1967.
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* <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.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>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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* [[Munster 1638-EK thaler Dav-5593|1638-EK thaler, arms obverse]]  
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* [[Munster 1652 thaler Dav-5599|1652 thaler]]
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* [[Munster 1638-EK 1-1/2 thaler Dav-5594A|1638-EK 1½ thaler, adoration of the Magi]]  
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* [[Bentheim-Bentheim 1659-LK thaler Dav-6104]]
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* [[Munster 1638-EK 2 thaler Dav-5592|1638-EK double thaler, arms obverse]]  
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* [[Rietberg 1660 thaler Dav-7326]] imitation of a Dutch ''leeuwendaalder''
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* [[Munster 1638-EK 2 thaler Dav-5594|1638-EK double thaler, adoration of the Magi]]
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* [[Munster 1660 thaler klippe|1660 siege thaler]]
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* [[Munster 1638-EK 5 ducats Fr-1764|1638-EK 5 ducats]]
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1659]]
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* [[Munster 1638-EK 10 ducats Fr-1763a|1638-EK 10 ducats]]
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* return to coins of [[German States, Munster]]
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* [[Munster 1639 ducat Fr-1767|1639 ducat]]
 
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* [[Munster (1640) 4 ducats Fr-1765a|(1640) 4 ducats]]
 
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* [[Munster 1641 ducat Fr-1766|1641 ducat]]
 
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* [[Munster 1647-EK 2 thaler Dav-B5592|1647-EK double thaler, arms reverse]]
 
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* [[Munster 1647-EK 2 thaler Dav-5594|1647-EK double thaler, Adoration of the Magi]]
 
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* [[Munster (1647)-EK 2 thaler Dav-5596|(1647)-EK double thaler, Circumcision of Jesus]]
 
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* [[Munster 1647 ducat Fr-1767|1647 ducat]]
 
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* [[Munster 1647 2 ducats Fr-1766a|1647 klippe double ducat]]
 
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* [[Munster (1647)-EK 5 ducats Fr-1765a|(1647)-EK 5 ducats, Circumcision of Jesus]]
 
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* [[Munster 1650 1/2 thaler|1650 half thaler, ''sede vacante'']]
 
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* [[Munster 1650-EK thaler Dav-5597|1650 thaler]]
 
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[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]
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[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]

Latest revision as of 15:46, 20 September 2025

Künker sale 293, lot 21
Münster in 1547

This specimen was lot 21 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,213 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, 1650-1678. Reichstaler 1659, Münster. Coesfelder Kreuztaler. Patina, sehr schön +. (bishopric of Munster, Christopher Bernard of Galen, 1650-78, thaler of 1659, Munster mint. Toned, choice very fine.)"

All the thalers of Münster 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 68, Schulze 102 a, Dav-5601.

Source:

  • 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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