Hesse-Cassel 1637-LH thaler Dav-6759

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33681

This specimen was lot 33681 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Hesse-Cassel. Wilhelm V Taler 1637-LH MS63 NGC. A standout representative of this elusive and highly popular Taler issue featuring the rampant lion of Hesse-Cassel to the obverse and a stormy townscape to the reverse. The sole example of this variant certified by NGC to date, and notably among the finest recognized by that service for the type as a whole, with only an exceedingly small handful certifying choice. Strikingly toned over serene, glass-like surfaces, with an abundance of golden iridescence throughout." Davenport lists 13 different thalers (Dav-6755, -6757, -6759, -6760, -6761, -6762, -6763, -A6764, -6765, -6766, -6770, -6771, -6772, -6773, not counting double thalers) from Hesse-Cassel for 1637. On this example, the mintmaster's initials are above the lion and rain and lightning blast the leftmost building on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 176, Dav-6759.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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