Eichstatt 1763-FSN 20 kreuzer

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Künker eLive Auction 78, lot 6863 (part of a large lot)
photo courtesy of Künker

This specimen was in lot 6863 (part of a large lot) in Künker eLive Auction 78 (Osnabrück, July 2021), where it and the 10 kreuzer of the same year sold for €168 (about US$194 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted,

"EICHSTÄTT. BISTUM. Raimund Anton von Strasoldo, 1757-1781. 20 Kreuzer (1/6 Taler) 1763, Nürnberg. Dazu: 10 Kreuzer 1763, Nürnberg. 2 Stück. Winz. Randfehler (1x), sehr schön (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, 1757–81. 20 kreuzer (Sixth thaler) of 1763, Nuremberg mint. Also: 10 kreuzer 1763, Nuremberg mint. Two pieces. Tiny edge flaw on first, very fine)"

Ruling Authorities

  • Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, prince-bishop from 1757-1781.

Obverse

  • Obverse description: Crowned arms in baroque frame with sword and crosier crossed behind with date below.
  • Obverse inscription: RAI.ANT D.G.E.& P.E / 1763
  • Obverse inscription unabridged: RAImundus ANTonius Dei Gratia Episcopus Et Princeps Eystettensis / 1763
  • Obverse inscription translated: Raimund Anton, by the Grace of God, Bishop And Prince of Eichstätt / 1763

Reverse

  • Reverse description: Three-line inscription of value in baroque frame, another value in cartouche as part of the frame below dividing mint master's and mint warden's initials from the mint mark above outside of the cartouche.
  • Reverse inscription: LX. / EINE FEINE / MARK. / F.S. N. / XX.K.
  • Reverse inscription unabridged: LX / EINE FEINE / MARK / Förster Scholz Nürnberg / XX Kreuzer
  • Reverse inscription translated: Sixty / In a Fine / Mark / Förster Scholz Nuremberg / Twenty Kreuzer

Edge

  • Edge description: Leafed.

Mintmarks

  • N = Nuremberg

Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names

  • F = Johann Martin Förster, mint master at Nuremberg from 1755-1764.
  • S = Siegmund Scholz, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1760-1774.

Recorded mintage: Unknown.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 6.47 g.

Catalog reference: Cahn 137, KM-83.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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