Bohemia 1588 groschen

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 55527

This specimen was lot 55527 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Bily Gros (Weissgroschen), 1588. Kuttenberg Mint. Rudolf II. NGC MS-62. A nicely patinated Mint State example." This type was struck 1576-99 and is common. Similar coins were struck at Joachimsthal (moon and star mintmark, KM MB254, struck 1578-95) and Budweis (dog's head mintmark, KM MB287, struck 1584-95 and undated). At this time, one thaler was 72 kreuzer or 24 groschen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.88 g, silver, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM MB233.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• (1578-84)-CS weissgroschen, Budweis mint
• 1588 half thaler, Graz mint
• 1588 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1588 ducat, Prague mint
• 1589 weissgroschen, Budweis mint
• 1589 weissgroschen, Kuttenberg mint
• 1597 weissgroschen, Kuttenberg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1588