Eichstatt 1694 2 kreuzer Cahn-117b

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Künker eLive Auction 78, lot 6855

This specimen was lot 6855 in Künker eLive Auction 78 (Osnabrück, July 2023), where it sold for €156 (about US$183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"EICHSTÄTT. BISTUM. Johann Eucharius von Castell, 1685-1697. 2 Kreuzer 1694, Nürnberg. R Sehr schön + (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Johann Eucharius of Castell, 1685-1697. 2 Kreuzer of 1694, Nuremberg mint. Extremely fine +)"

This version of 1694 2 Kreuzer has a straight base 2. Also known as a 1/2 batzen. Krause has the obverse and reverse of this type and the other variant of it put together with wrong obverse and reverse, the obverse is where the crest and name of the bishop is and the reverse is where the name of the Holy Roman Emperor is.

Ruling Authorities

  • Johann Eucharist of Castell, prince-bishop from 1685-1697.
  • Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor from 1658-1705

Obverse

  • Obverse description: Five-fold coat of arms with crest of the bishopric in center mint official's mark of a cross at 12 o'clock position starting legend.
  • Obverse inscription: ✠ D.G.IO.EVCHARI.EPIS.EYSTET.S.R.I.P.
  • Obverse inscription unabridged: Dei Gratia IOhannes EVCHARIus EPIScopus EYSTETtensis Sacri Romani Imperii Princeps
  • Obverse inscription translated: by the Grace of God, Johann Eucharius, Bishop of Eichstätt, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire

Reverse

  • Reverse description: Crowned double headed imperial eagle with value on breast, name and titles of Holy Roman emperor as legend with date at the end
  • Reverse inscription: LEOPOLD.D.G.R.I.S.AVG.1694. / 2
  • Reverse inscription unabridged: LEOPOLDus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper AVGustus 1694 / 2
  • Reverse inscription translated: Leopold, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, Always Sublime, 1694 / 2

Edge

  • Edge description: Plain.

Mint

  • Nuremberg

Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names

  • ✠ = Georg Friedrich, engraver and mintmaster at Nuremberg from 1682-1724

Minting Technique: roller milled.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 0.95 g.

Catalog reference: Cahn 117b, KM-41.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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