Wurttemberg 1624 1/9 thaler

Künker sale 386, lot 5475

This specimen was lot 5475 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Johann Friedrich, 1608-1628. 1/9 Taler 1624 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1623 geändert), Stuttgart. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. (duchy of Wurttemberg, John Frederick, 1608-28, one-ninth thaler of 1624, 1624/3 overdate, Stuttgart mint. Extremely rare, handsome patina, planchet defects, extremely fine.)"

This scarce type is listed for 1623-24. The coinage of Wurttemberg prior to the nineteenth century is generally rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 134, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Klein/Raff 354.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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