Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1754-PPW ducat Fr-1461

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Künker sale 406, lot 4018
Wertheim in 1789

This specimen was lot 4018 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €12,000 (about US$15,745 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-ROCHEFORT, GRAFSCHAFT, Karl Thomas, 1735-1789. Dukat 1754, Nürnberg. Geharnischtes Brustbild l. mit umgelegtem Mantel, im Armabschnitt die Signatur P P W · (Stempelschneider Peter Paul Werner)//Ovales, achtfeldiges Wappen (Löwenstein, Montagu, Wertheim / Rochefort, Wertheim / Breuberg, Mark-Lumain, Scharfeneck) mit Mittelschild von Wittelsbach, umher die Kette des Hubertusordens mit Stern, zu den Seiten die personifizierte Standhaftigkeit und Klugheit als Schildhalter, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 54. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldtönung, vorzüglich. (county of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, Charles Thomas, 1735-89, ducat of 1754, Nuremberg mint. Obverse: mantled and armored bust left, engraver's initials below; reverse: eightfold arms of Löwenstein, Montagu, Wertheim, Rochefort, Wertheim (again), Breuberg, Mark-Lumain and Scharfeneck with an escutcheon of Wittelsbach, the chain of the Order of St. Hubert with a star around, supported by Steadfastness and Wisdom, below the divided date. Extremely rare, attractive example with fine gold toning, extremely fine.)"

Löwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Franconian Circle. It was formed from the counties of Löwenstein (based in the town of Löwenstein) and Wertheim (based in the town of Wertheim am Main) and from 1488 until 1806 ruled by the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim who are morganatic descendants (and the most senior line) of the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Many coins were a joint coinage of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (the Protestant branch) and Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (the Catholic branch). This example realized triple the already substantial catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 52, Fr-1461; Wibel 227; Beck/Morschek 24.2.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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