Friedberg 1688-RA 6 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1231 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, FRIEDBERG, Ville impériale, Philipp Adolph von Rau zu Holzhausen (1685-1698), AR 6 Kreuzer, 1688. Au titre de Léopold Ier. D/ B. à d. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Rare Eclats du flan sur la tranche. Très Beau. (Germany, city of Friedberg, Philipp Adolph von Rau zu Holzhausen, 1685-98, silver six kreuzer of 1688, struck in the name of Leopold I. Obverse: bust right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rare, edge cracks, very fine.)"
The SCWC shows three listings for this one year type: 1688-RA (Johann Reinhard Arnold, shown here), 1688 and 1688-VBW. The SCWC says Philip died in 1692. The free city of Friedberg evolved into a burgraviate and thence passed to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1802. All of its issues are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,00 g.
Catalog reference: KM 57, Lejeune 72.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
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