Julich-Berg 1737-FO stuber
This specimen was lot 25139 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Julich-Berg. Gold Stuber Pattern or Off-Metal Srike, 1737-FO. Karl Philipp. NGC MS-63. An IMMENSELY RARE and seemingly unknown off-metal or pattern striking in gold of an otherwise silver denomination, this piece offers incredible eye appeal and a Choice overall appearance. The luster glistens in the fields, all while the devices present a razor-sharp look that captures the gaze of the viewer. From the Augustana Collection." The native dynasty of dukes, which ruled Julich, Berg, Mark and Cleve, fell extinct in 1609. Brandenburg and Pfalz-Neuburg fought a war over the inheritance and eventually partitioned it, Julich-Berg going to Pfalz-Neuberg, which ruled it until the French Revolution. At the Congress of Vienna, it passed to Prussia. Charles Theodore, duke of Julich-Berg, was also count of the Palatinate and elector of Bavaria after 1777. This type was struck 1737-38. Gold off-metal strikes of low denomination coins were also popular in the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen struck in gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; cf. KM-187 (for regular issue).
- 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 January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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