Lowenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1767-WE W 10 kreuzer KM-27

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Künker sale 406, lot 4248

This specimen was lot 4248 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-VIRNEBURG, GRAFSCHAFT, Johann Ludwig Volrad, Friedrich Ludwig, Karl Ludwig und Wilhelm Heinrich, 1757-1773. 10 Kreuzer 1767, Wertheim. Münzwardein Christian Franz Weber und Münzmeister Johann Christoph Eberhard. Mit CXX : und MARCK : auf der Rückseite. Fast sehr schön. (county of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg, John Louis Vollrath, Frederick Louis, Charles Louis and William Henry, 1757-73, ten kreuzer of 1767, Wertheim mint, with "CXX" and "MARCK" on the reverse. 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. Johann Ludwig Vollrath, 1730-1790, Friedrich Ludwig, 1731-1796, and Karl Ludwig, 1737-1779, overlapped and must have been co-rulers. The SCWC also reports KM 28, a ten kreuzer with a bust obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 27, Wibel 163; Beck/Morschek 17.2.

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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