Bavaria 1628 thaler Dav-6075
This specimen was lot 560 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$925 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Herzogtum, seit 1623 Kurfürstentum, Maximilian I. 1598-1651. Taler 1628, München. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. Feine Patina. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen und Medaillen AG 71, Basel, Mai 1987, Los 265. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian I, 1598-1651, thaler of 1628, Munich mint. Rare in this condition, Good extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
This type was struck 1627-31 and 1637; it is the only Bavarian thaler of 1628.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 227.1, Hahn 111, Dav-6075.
- 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 Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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