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| − | This specimen was lot 4792 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4792 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''POLEN, THORN, Stadt. Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Wladislaws IV. (1632-1648). R Hübsche Patina, kl. Graffito im Feld der Vorderseite, sehr schön.'' ([[Poland]], city of Thorn, thaler of 1638, struck in the name of Vladislaus IV, 1632-48. Rare, handsome patina, light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1633-38. The similar [[Thorn 1639-II thaler Dav-4375|Dav-4375]] has a shorter and chunkier bust of the king with a prominent sash. This example sold for nearly six times the catalog value despite the scratch. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:03, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 4792 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"POLEN, THORN, Stadt. Reichstaler 1638, mit Titel Wladislaws IV. (1632-1648). R Hübsche Patina, kl. Graffito im Feld der Vorderseite, sehr schön. (Poland, city of Thorn, thaler of 1638, struck in the name of Vladislaus IV, 1632-48. Rare, handsome patina, light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1633-38. The similar Dav-4375 has a shorter and chunkier bust of the king with a prominent sash. This example sold for nearly six times the catalog value despite the scratch.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,56 g.
Catalog reference: KM 21, Dav-4374; Dutkowski/Suchanek 1513 var (R5); Kopicki 8278 a (R2).
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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