Bohemia 1597 groschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 40606

This specimen was lot 40606 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Groschen, 1597. Kuttenberg Mint. Rudolph II. NGC F-15. From the Whytecliffe Collection." This type was struck at Kuttenberg in substantial quantities 1576-99 and has a low catalog value. 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.

Sources:

• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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