Worms 1623 thaler Dav-5960

Steve Album sale 51, lot 1008

the city and bishopric of Worms in 1648, from Putzger's 1905 atlas

This specimen was lot 1008 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description^[1] noted, "WORMS: Free City, AR thaler, 1623, a very attractive coin with original toning, a few very light scratches on the reverse, F-VF, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This very rare type was accompanied by a double thaler. Worms neighbored Pfalz but was never part of it, being a free city. It was destroyed by the French in 1689 and never recovered its former importance. It was annexed to France 1801-15 but then passed to Hesse-Darmstadt.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 27.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 77, Dav-5960.

Sources:

• 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.
• Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• 1617 thaler
• 1619 ducat
• (1625) double thaler
• Worms 1709-IL thaler Dav-2846, groundbreaking of the new city hall
• Coins and currency dated 1623