Regensburg 1627 1/4 thaler

Künker sale 335, lot 4216

This specimen was lot 4216 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,112 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"REGENSBURG, STADT, 1/4 Reichstaler 1627, mit Titel Ferdinands II. Von großer Seltenheit. Dunkle Patina, sehr schön. (Germany, city of Regensburg, quarter thaler of 1627, in the name of Ferdinand II. Very rare, dark toning, very fine.)"

A scarce one year type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7,04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 50, Beckenbauer 6303; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4583.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1626 thaler
• 1627 1/6 thaler, value on eagle side
• 1627 ducat, on the laying of the foundation stone of the Trinity Church
• 1627 double ducat, on the laying of the foundation stone of the Trinity Church
• 1628 thaler
• 1642 double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1627