Bohemia 1589 groschen

Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 32114

This specimen was lot 32114 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Grosch, 1589. Kuttenberg Mint. Rudolf II. PCGS AU-55. Only limitedly handled, this appealing Groschen delivers good charm and retained details." 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, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1588 weissgroschen, Kuttenberg mint
• 1588 half thaler, Graz mint
• 1588 ducat, Prague mint
• 1589 ducat, Prague mint
• 1589 weissgroschen, Budweis mint
• 1593 weissgroschen, Budweis mint
• 1597 weissgroschen, Kuttenberg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1589