Eichstatt 1763-FSN 5 kreuzer

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Künker eLive Auction 88, lot 5607

This specimen was lot 5607 in Künker eLive Auction 88 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €90 (about US$103 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted,

"EICHSTÄTT. BISTUM. Raimund Anton von Strasoldo, 1757-1781. 5 Kreuzer 1763, Nürnberg. Sehr schön-vorzüglich (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, 1757–81. Five kreuzer of 1763, Nuremberg mint. Very nice to excellent.)"

This type was struck again in 1765. This and KM 66 are all the five kreuzer issued by this state.

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: CCXL. / EINE FEINE / MARK. / F.S N. / V.K.
  • Reverse inscription unabridged: CCXL / EINE FEINE / MARK / Förster Scholz Nürnberg / V Kreuzer
  • Reverse inscription translated: Two Hundred and Forty / In a Fine / Mark / Förster Scholz Nuremberg / Five Kreuzer

Edge

  • Edge description: Engrailed.

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: silver, this specimen 2.18 g.

Catalog reference: Cahn 141, KM-81.

Source:

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

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