Eichstatt 1764-NSR 1/2 thaler

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Künker eLive Auction 78, Lot 6866

This specimen was lot 6866 in Künker eLive Auction 78 (Osnabrück, July 2023), where it sold for €720 (about US$830 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted,

"EICHSTÄTT. BISTUM. Raimund Anton von Strasoldo, 1757-1781. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1764, Nürnberg. R Sehr schön (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, 1757-1781. Half Convention thaler of 1764, Nuremberg mint. Rare, very fine.)"

Ruling Authorities

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

Obverse

  • Obverse description: Bust facing right with engraver's name below.
  • Obverse inscription: RAIM•ANTONIUS D•G•EP•EYST•S•R•I•P• / ŒXLEIN.
  • Obverse inscription unabridged: RAIMundus ANTONIUS Dei Gratia EPiscopus EYSTettensis Sacri Romani Imperii Princeps / Oexlein
  • Obverse inscription translated: Raymund Anton, by the Grace of God, Bishop of Eichstätt, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire / Oexlein

Reverse

  • Reverse description: Crowned arms in baroque frame with sword and crosier crossed behind dividing mintmark and mint warden's initial with mint master's initial below, value as main legend with date in Roman Numerals at the end, secondary legend below arms in baroque frame.
  • Reverse inscription: XX•EINE FEINE MARCK MDCCLXIV. / INTIMA CANDENT / N. S.R
  • Reverse inscription unabridged: XX EINE FEINE MARCK MDCCLXIV/ INTIMA CANDENT / Nürnberg Scholz Riedner
  • Reverse inscription translated: Twenty In a Fine Mark 1764 / the Soul Glows / Nuremberg Scholz Riedner

Edge

  • Edge description: Leafed.

Mintmarks

  • N = Nuremberg

Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names

  • ŒXLEIN = Johann Leonhard Oexlein, engraver at Nuremberg from 1740-1787.
  • S = Siegmund Scholz, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1760-1774.
  • R = George Nicolaus Riedner, mint master at Nuremberg from 1764-1793.

Recorded mintage: Unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.96 g.

Catalog reference: Cahn 135, KM-86.

Source:

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

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