Kempten 1624 2 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 20207 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $13,200. The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY. Kempten. Gold 2 Kreuzer of 1/2 Ducat Weight, 1624. NGC AU-58. Off-metal striking. Struck in the name of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. Obverse: FERDINANDVS II ROM IM S AV, three coats-of-arms around in triangular fashion and with lis between; Reverse: MON NO CI CAMPIDO, imperial double eagle facing, with wings spread, crown above, and orb on breast. An incredibly unusual and seemingly UNIQUE off-metal striking, this would-be silver kreuzer is instead faithfully reproduced on a gold flan at the weight of a 1/2 Ducat. Adding further to the allure is the pedigree dating back over a century, as well as choice surface quality and brilliance. In the opinion of this cataloger, the grading level assigned would appear to be a bit conservative, though its singular nature relegates that aspect to near-frivolity. Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2679. Ex: UBS (9/2005) Lot # 2309. Ex: Julius Erbstein Collection (Hess - 1/1911) Lot # 16588."
This is a gold striking of a normally silver coin; the silver issue was struck 1624-25.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.74-1.21 g, silver, 18 mm diameter; this specimen 1.57 g of gold.
Catalog reference: cf. KM-71 (for regular issue in silver).
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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