Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1690 pfennig

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from Künker sale 354, part of lot 5660

This specimen was part of lot 5660 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €360 (about US$501 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. Einseitiger Pfennig (Schüsselpfennig) ...1690, Clausthal. 2 Stück., Vorzüglich und vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. ...Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 32, Osnabrück 1996, Nr. 3692. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabrück since 1662, uniface pfennig of 1690, Clausthal mint. [One of] two pieces, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1682-83, 1690 without initials.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 289, Welter 2055.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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