Fugger-Babenhausen 1676 15 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1185 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €120 (about US$163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, FUGGER-BABENHAUSEN-WELLENBURG, Sigmund Joseph et Johann Rudolf (1668-1684), AR 15 Kreuzer, 1676. D/ Ecu couronné. R/ Aigle éployée, t. à g. Très Beau. (Germany, principality of Fugger-Babenhausen, Sigmund Joseph and John Rudolf, 1668-81, silver fifteen kreuzer of 1676. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: eagle displayed, head to left. Very Fine.)"
The Fuggers were originally a banking family, ennobled for their services to the Hapsburgs. At the time of their mediatization by Napoleon in 1806, the estate was divided into Prince of Fugger-Babenhausen, the Count of Fugger-Glött, Count of Fugger-Kirchberg-Weissenhorn, Count of Fugger-Kirchheim and Count of Fugger-Nordendorf. The territory was partitioned between Wurttemberg and Bavaria. This obscure type is listed for 1676-77. At the time 15 kreuzer was one-quarter gulden or one-sixth thaler.
Recorded mintage: 941,000 for 1676-77.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6,25 g.
Catalog reference: KM 31, Kull 131.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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