Wurttemberg-Oels 1674-SP thaler Dav-7887
This specimen was lot 1629 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 6,000 (about US$7,906 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Taler 1674. Öls. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Württemberg-Oels, thaler of 1674, choice extremely fine.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. This type, listed for 1674 only along with a double thaler, is rare like all the thalers of this locality. A junior branch of the duke of Württemberg resumed coinage of Munsterberg-Oels in 1674.
Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.30 g.
Catalog reference: Friedensburg/Seger 2293. Ebner 6, Dav-7887; KM-11.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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