Bavaria 1740 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3505 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €80 (about US$105 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH: Karl Albert, 1726-1745. 3 Kreuzer (Groschen) 1740, München, auf das Vikariat. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 47, Dortmund 2008, Nr. 134. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Charles Albert, 1726-45, three kreuzer or groschen of 1740, Munich mint, for the Vicariat. Extremely fine.)"
This three kreuzer was issued for Karl Albrecht's term as vicar of the empire, during which he ill-advisedly attempted to seize the imperial throne for himself. On his death in 1745, the crown was awarded to Francis of Lorraine, husband of Maria Theresia of Austria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 19-20 mm diameter, this specimen 1,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 442, Hahn 262.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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.
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