Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1623 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1577 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €200 (about US$279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, HOHENHOLE-LANGENBURG, Comté, Philipp Ernst (1610-1629), AR 3 Kreuzer (Groschen), 1623, Kirchberg ou Langenburg. Au titre de Ferdinand II. D/ Écu couronné. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée, portant la valeur sur son buste, dans un gl. crucigère. Très rare. Flan légèrement voilé. Très Beau. (Germany, county of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Philip Ernest, 1610-29, silver three kreuzer of 1623, Kirchberg or Langenburg mint, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: crowned imperial eagle with an orb bearing the value on its breast. Very rare, slightly bent, Very Fine.)"
The county was raised to a principality in 1764 and mediatized to Württemberg in 1806. The dynasty's habit of dividing the inheritance created many collateral lines.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1,92 g.
Catalog reference: Albrecht, Hohenlohe, 195; KM 14.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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