Munsterberg-Oels 1620-BH thaler Dav-7096

Sincona sale 18, lot 1592

This specimen was lot 1592 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 2,600 (about US$3,426 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Taler 1620. Öls. Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Schlesien-Münsterberg-Oels, thaler of 1620, extremely 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 1619-20 only, is rare like all the thalers of this locality. The coinage ceased when the last of the local dukes died in 1647. Munsterberg passed to Austria while Oels passed to a junior branch of the duke of Württemberg, who resumed coinage in 1674.

Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.44 g.

Catalog reference: Friedensburg/Seger 2228, Dav-7096; KM-42.

Source:

• 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to:

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