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Revision as of 14:18, 15 July 2024
This specimen was lot 3055 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$6,248 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LETTLAND | Riga, Stadt, Karl XI. von Schweden, 1660-1697. Taler 1660. Münzmeister Jochim Meinecke. Variante mit zwei Wimpeln auf der Turmspitze. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Lithuania, city of Riga, Charles XII of Sweden, 1660-97, thaler of 1660. Rare, About extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"
The Swedish rulers of Livonia (now Latvia) issued a variety of thalers for Riga in the seventeenth century, all rare. This one varies from the otherwise identical Dav-4596 by having twin pennants flapping from the towers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.56 g.
Catalog reference: KM 56.1, Neumann 53. Hajak 1560 (R), Dav-A4596.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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