Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1767-W 20 kreuzer

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Künker sale 406, lot 4268

This specimen was lot 4268 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €40 (about US$53 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-ROCHEFORT, GRAFSCHAFT, Karl Thomas, 1735-1789. 20 Kreuzer (Kopfstück) 1767, Wertheim. Münzwardein Christian Franz Weber und Münzmeister Johann Christoph Eberhard. Mit W . - E . auf der Vorderseite. Hübsche Patina, fast sehr schön. (county of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, Charles Thomas, 1735-89, twenty kreuzer (head piece) of 1767, Wertheim mint, with "W E" on the obverse. Handsome patina, about very 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. Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg was the Protestant branch and Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort was the Catholic branch. They occasionally put aside their quarrels and issued joint coinage. The SCWC also reports KM 64, a twenty kreuzer with a bust obverse. The reverse legend notes, "LX EINE FEINE MARCK", i.e., sixty to the fine mark or six to the convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.54 g.

Catalog reference: KM 65, Wibel 256 leicht var; Beck/Morschek 24.45.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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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