Lowenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1770-WEW 1/2 thaler KM-41

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Künker sale 406, lot 4247

This specimen was lot 4247 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €170 (about US$223 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-VIRNEBURG, GRAFSCHAFT, Karl Ludwig, 1737-1779. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1770, Wertheim. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel, im Armabschnitt die Signatur ST · (Stempelschneider Carl Christoph Stockmar), unten eine Rosette//Grafenkrone über fünf Wappenschilde (Löwenstein, Bayern, Wertheim / Limpurg, Virneburg), die mit einem Band verbunden sind, unten zu den Seiten die geteilte Signatur W . - E · (Münzwardein Christian Franz Weber und Münzmeister Johann Christoph Eberhard) über Münzstättenzeichen (W). Berieben, sehr schön. (county of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg, Charles Louis, 1737-79, half convention thaler of 1770, Wertheim mint. Obverse: armored and mantled bust right, initials on truncation, rosette at bottom; reverse: coronet over five shields (Löwenstein, Bavaria, Wertheim / Limpurg, Virneburg) joined by a ribbon, initials below. Polished, 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. Another half thaler of 1770 has six shields on the reverse (KM 36).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM 41, Wibel 156; Beck/Morschek 16.10.

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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