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| − | This specimen was lot 4146 in Künker sale 335 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4146 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €75,000 (about US$98,145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MECKLENBURG, MECKLENBURG-GÜSTROW, HERZOGTUM. Gustav Adolf, 1636-1695. Dicker doppelter Reichstaler 1677, Güstrow. D : G : GVST · ADOLP : DVX MECKLENB : Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit großer Perücke und umgelegtem Mantel, darunter die Jahreszahl//QVID · RETRIBVAM · DOMINO · Sechsfeldiges Wappen mit aufgelegtem Mittelschild unter Fürstenhut und zwischen Palmzweigen. Von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Mecklenburg-Gustrow, Gustav Adolf, 1636-95, thick double thaler of 1677, Gustrow mint. Obverse: armored, mantled bust right with large wig, date below; reverse: sixfold arms, ducal cap above and palm branches below. Very rare, cabinet piece, fine toning, minor cracks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This rare issue is not priced in the SCWC. Mecklenburg-Güstrow, founded in 1503, fell extinct in 1695 and the state passed to [[German States, Mecklenburg-Schwerin|Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]. |
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* [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1613 3 thaler Dav-LS356|1613 triple thaler]] | * [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1613 3 thaler Dav-LS356|1613 triple thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1633 thaler Dav-7060]] | ||
| + | * [[Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1668 ducat Fr-1700]] | ||
| + | * [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1675-WE 2/3 thaler|1675-WE ⅔ thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1676-WE 2/3 thaler KM-A106|1676-WE ⅔ thaler]] | ||
* [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1692-1713) 1/4 ducat Fr-1719|(1692-1713) ¼ ducat]] | * [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1692-1713) 1/4 ducat Fr-1719|(1692-1713) ¼ ducat]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1677]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1677]] | ||
[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]] | [[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:23, 18 December 2025
This specimen was lot 4146 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €75,000 (about US$98,145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MECKLENBURG, MECKLENBURG-GÜSTROW, HERZOGTUM. Gustav Adolf, 1636-1695. Dicker doppelter Reichstaler 1677, Güstrow. D : G : GVST · ADOLP : DVX MECKLENB : Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit großer Perücke und umgelegtem Mantel, darunter die Jahreszahl//QVID · RETRIBVAM · DOMINO · Sechsfeldiges Wappen mit aufgelegtem Mittelschild unter Fürstenhut und zwischen Palmzweigen. Von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, duchy of Mecklenburg-Gustrow, Gustav Adolf, 1636-95, thick double thaler of 1677, Gustrow mint. Obverse: armored, mantled bust right with large wig, date below; reverse: sixfold arms, ducal cap above and palm branches below. Very rare, cabinet piece, fine toning, minor cracks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This rare issue is not priced in the SCWC. Mecklenburg-Güstrow, founded in 1503, fell extinct in 1695 and the state passed to Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 57.12 g.
Catalog reference: KM 98, Dav-7063; Kunzel 496 A/a Anm.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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