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Münster. Ferdinand von Bayern gold Medallic 4 Ducat ND (c. 1648) AU58 NGC, cf. KM40 (for taler), Fr-1765a var. (Very Rare; weight), Appel Collection-Unl., Grote-Unl., Lanna-Unl., Goppel-Unl., cf. Wittelsbach-1220 (for reverse [obverse as holdered]), Wilmersdörffer-9748 (same). 40mm. 15.30gm. By Engelbert Kettler(?). Struck from Schautaler dies (cf. KM40, Dav-5596). A piece of unmistakable beauty, even if its exact purposes and period of production remain elusive. Recorded in silver as a "Schautaler" by both the Standard Catalog of World Coins and Davenport, the obverse (as holdered) depiction of the adoration of the Magi is also known from a firmly datable 5 Ducat of Ferdinand von Bayern of 1638. There it is paired with an obverse die more typical of the bishopric, showing St. Paul in the clouds above a city view of Münster (cf. Wittelsbach-1220), and known to have been designed by Kettler.
Under his entry, Davenport implies that the taler-form pieces of this design may have been issued for the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, certainly a momentous occasion that came towards the end of Ferdinand von Bayern's life, though neither a date nor direct allusion to the treaty (nor even Kettler's initials) are present on this piece. Perhaps of some interest, Wolfgang Pauker, in his study Beiträge zur Baugeschichte des Stiftes Klosterneuburg, notes that a medal of the same overall layout was among three coins or medals laid in the foundation stone of the Klosterneuburg in May 1730, though the composition is not stated (see pp. 66-69). To the best of our knowledge, this is the only such striking in gold that has appeared at auction in numerous decades, and it may well be unique.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
Münster. Ferdinand von Bayern gold Medallic 4 Ducat ND (c. 1648) AU58 NGC, cf. KM40 (for taler), Fr-1765a var. (Very Rare; weight), Appel Collection-Unl., Grote-Unl., Lanna-Unl., Goppel-Unl., cf. Wittelsbach-1220 (for reverse [obverse as holdered]), Wilmersdörffer-9748 (same). 40mm. 15.30gm. By Engelbert Kettler(?). Struck from Schautaler dies (cf. KM40, Dav-5596). A piece of unmistakable beauty, even if its exact purposes and period of production remain elusive. Recorded in silver as a "Schautaler" by both the Standard Catalog of World Coins and Davenport, the obverse (as holdered) depiction of the adoration of the Magi is also known from a firmly datable 5 Ducat of Ferdinand von Bayern of 1638. There it is paired with an obverse die more typical of the bishopric, showing St. Paul in the clouds above a city view of Münster (cf. Wittelsbach-1220), and known to have been designed by Kettler.
Under his entry, Davenport implies that the taler-form pieces of this design may have been issued for the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, certainly a momentous occasion that came towards the end of Ferdinand von Bayern's life, though neither a date nor direct allusion to the treaty (nor even Kettler's initials) are present on this piece. Perhaps of some interest, Wolfgang Pauker, in his study Beiträge zur Baugeschichte des Stiftes Klosterneuburg, notes that a medal of the same overall layout was among three coins or medals laid in the foundation stone of the Klosterneuburg in May 1730, though the composition is not stated (see pp. 66-69). To the best of our knowledge, this is the only such striking in gold that has appeared at auction in numerous decades, and it may well be unique.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/munster/german-states-munster-ferdinand-von-bayern-gold-medallic-4-ducat-nd-c-1648-au58-ngc-/a/3096-30260.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD