Mainz 1675-MF 60 kreuzer KM-141

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Künker sale 386, lot 4745

This specimen was lot 4745 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €170 (about US$220 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Damian Hartard von der Leyen, 1675-1678. Gulden (60 Kreuzer) 1675, MF, Mainz. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön +. (archbishopric of Mainz, Damian Hartard von der Leyen, 1675-78, gulden or sixty kreuzer of 1675, Mainz mint. Small planchet defects, choice very fine.)"

In the 1670's the gulden or two-thirds thaler became a very popular denomination and the archbishops of Mainz issued their share. This type was issued 1675-76.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 37 mm diameter, this specimen is 19.37 g.

Catalog reference: KM 141, Dav-650; Slg. Walther 352; Slg. Pick 496.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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