Nice coin from Bayern....

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  1. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    I got this beauty from Kunker Auction a few years ago.
    AV 5 Dukaten 1640 Munchen Mint
    Maximilian I 1598-1651

    This impressive coin was struck during the Thirty Years War 1618-48. Maximilian was allied with the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, King Philip IV of Spain vs the Protestant Armies of Sweden who were aided by France under Cardinal Richelieu.... b38e4882c320a8fe5165a4172e7a9b3b.jpg
     
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Stunning. It almost looks like an aerial city view, which would've been difficult since I don't think there was even any ballooning yet at the time.
     
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  4. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    awesome coin. while trying to look it up in my Krause catalog. is it German States/Bavaria KM#62 5 Ducat 1640 ??? what grade is this coin ?
     
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  5. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    I go to put my catalog away and guess what I see on the cover of my 2003 catalog ??? your coin... what are the odds ??? lol :cool::cat::cat::cat:

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  6. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Thanks!
    The coin was graded "stempelglanz" by Kunker. That would be MS-65/66 if slabbed. There are lots of these still around today:happy:
    John
     
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  7. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    That's one of my favorite things about German coins is the city views they put on the reverse of their Thalers.
     
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  8. Rheingold

    Rheingold Well-Known Member

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  9. Seba79

    Seba79 Well-Known Member

    Awesome coin! Congrats !!
     
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  10. sakata

    sakata Devil's Advocate

    Bayern = Bavaria

    With Panzerman? Probably quite high.
     
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  11. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    YES! That's exactly what I'm talking about. I love seeing these things in shops and at the coin shows in Germany. Too bad they're more than I'm ready to spend on them; they're so beautiful and intricate. Thanks for sharing!
     
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  12. wcg

    wcg Well-Known Member

    Truly extraordinary piece Panzerman. Wow.
     
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  13. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    That would explain why many of these city-view pieces have that oddly angled view. Top of a hill view :)
     
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  14. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Regensburg/ Nurnburg/ Basel were famous for their "city view" coin types. The 1741 AV 30 Dukaten from Basel is to die for.....
    A FDC example sold recently for over a million Swiss Francs/ Sincona Auction....
    John
     
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  15. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Yes, it must have been a vantage point from the top of a hill... or a skilled, imaginative engraver.
     
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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Can't resist posting my Tigurum (Zurich) 1739 cityview half-thaler again. Love this coin. It seems to be a crowd-pleaser, too.

    Click the max-resolution TrueView image on the cert page and you can really zoom in on the finer details. I wonder how long it took to engrave those dies!

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  17. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    It would have been really hard to spend those beautifull Talers/ Dukats back then, esp. if you had a freshly minted one. Zurich also made some magnificent coinage. Cannot say the same for "today's mediocre" coin designso_O Nice example Lordmarcovan!
     
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  18. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    :wideyed:
     
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  19. jgenn

    jgenn World Crown Collector

    Here's Regensburg.
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  20. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    It is also eye pleasing. I drool every time you post this coin!:hungry:
     
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  21. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Regensburg Taler is a beaut!
     
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