Prussia 1715-HFH 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 353, lot 3281

This specimen was lot 3281 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 2/3 Taler 1715, HFH, Magdeburg. Elffeldiges Wappen. Der Kopf teilt die Vorderseitenumschrift und auf der Rückseite große Krone mit großem Wappenschild. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 3, Dortmund 1994, Nr. 585. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, two-thirds thaler of 1715, Magdeburg mint, with eleven-fold arms. The head interrupts the legend on the front and a large crown with a large coat of arms on the reverse.)"

This type was struck 1713-15 at Magdeburg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.32 g, 0.750 fine silver, 36 mm diameter, this specimen 16,81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 107, Dav-302; v. Schr. 268; Olding 253 Anm. 2.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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