Stralsund 1659-CS 1/16 thaler

from the Stack's Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 11302

Pomerania in 1648, with Stralsund opposite the island of Rugen

This specimen was lot 11302 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for €168 (about US$175). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWEDEN. Stralsund. 1/16 Taler, 1659-CS. Stralsund Mint. Karl X Gustav. NGC EF-45. From the L. E. Bruun Collection." This obscure type was struck 1646-48 and 1658-60. Stralsund, in the duchy of Pomerania, was a member of the Hanseatic League but fell under Swedish rule 1637-1815, when the port passed to Prussia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.61 g, silver, 25-26 mm diameter, this specimen 1.59 g.

Catalog reference: KM-118; Delzanno-151; SB-38a; Bruun-12123.

Sources:

• Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

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• Pomerania 1658 2 ducats Fr-2109
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• 1666 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1659