Henneberg-Schleusingen 1702-HEA pfennig

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Kunker sale 293, lot 1281
Henneberg in 1789, after its partition. Saxe-Gotha is to the north, Saxe-Koburg is to the southeast

This specimen was lot 1281 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ZEITZ, HERZOGTUM, Moritz Wilhelm, 1681-1717 (†1718). Pfennig 1702, Coburg, für die Grafschaft Henneberg. Münzmeister H. E. Angerstein. Wappen von Naumburg, Sachsen und Henneberg unter Fürstenhut//Reichsapfel mit Wertzahl teilt Jahreszahl. Slg. Merseb. -; Götz -; Slg. Erbstein -; Slg. Nussmann (Auktion Künker 254) 3375 (dieses Exemplar). Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Lanz 135, München 2003, Nr. 531 und der Slg. Horst Nussmann, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 254, Osnabrück 2014, Nr. 3375. Von diesem Nominal sind nur zwei Exemplare bekannt. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Zeitz, Maurice William, 1681-1717 (died 1718), penny of 1702, Coburg mint, struck for the county of Henneberg. Obverse: arms of Naumburg, Saxony and Henneberg under ducal cap; reverse: orb with date and value. Very rare, extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 0,31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 6.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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