Eichstatt 1783-IS 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 73753 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it did not sell. It was offered again as lot 71023 in the June 2022 Collector's Choice sale, where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY. Eichstatt. 1/2 Taler, 1783-IS. Munich Mint. Johann Anton III. NGC EF-45. This attractive example of the one year type displays a somewhat muted, but pretty luster along with mottled patination on the surfaces."
The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins. This half thaler and its accompanying thaler were minted in Munich and are only scarce as opposed to rare.
Ruling Authorities
- Johann Anton III of Zehmen, prince-bishop from 1781-1790.
Obverse
- Obverse description: Bust facing right with engraver's initials below.
- Obverse inscription: IOANN•ANTON•III•D•G•EP•EYSTETTENSIS S•R•I•P / •I•S•
- Obverse inscription unabridged: IOHANNes ANTONIus III Dei Gratia EPiscopus EYSTETTENSIS Sacri Romani Imperii Princeps / Ioseph Scheuffel
- Obverse inscription translated: Johann Anton the Third, by the Grace of God, Bishop of Eichstätt, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire / Ioseph Scheuffel
Reverse
- Reverse description: Tri-helmeted arms in baroque frame with sword and crosier crossed behind dividing date with value below.
- Reverse inscription: 17 83 / 20 EINE FEINE MARK
- Reverse inscription unabridged: 1783 / 20 EINE FEINE MARCK
- Reverse inscription translated: 1783 / Twenty In a Fine Mark
Edge
- Edge description: Leafed.
Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names
- IS = Ioseph Scheuffel, engraver at Munich from 1768-1812
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cahn 147, KM-91.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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