Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1753-CLR kreuzer
This specimen was lot 73750 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Kreuzer, 1753-CLR. Fredrich III. NGC MS-62. Lightly lustrous, this minor displays a good strike and overall charming nature." The line lapsed in 1791 and the provinces fell to Prussia, who in turn yielded them to Bavaria in 1806 as part of Napoleon's mediatization. This type is listed for 1745-53. It has a low catalog value. One convention thaler was 120 kreuzer. The reverse features an interminable Latin abbreviation, "M·C·I·B·S·P·C·W·M·S·C·B·N·P·R·H· (Magdeburgi, Cliviae, Juliaci, Bergae, Silesiae, Pomeraniae, Cassubiorum, Wittgensteinensis, Montium Stetini, Crossenensis, Burggravius Norimbergensis, Princeps Halberstadensis)."
Recorded mintage: unknown not expensive.
Specification: 0.50 g, silver, 14 mm diameter, engraved by Christof Lorenz Ruckdeschel.
Catalog reference: KM-192.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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