Mainz 1678-MF albus

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Künker sale 404, lot 2399

This specimen was lot 2399 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €400 (about US$525 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF DAMIAN HARTARD VON DER LEYEN, 1675-1678. Die Münzstätte Mainz. Albus 1678, Mainz. Münzmeister Matthias Fischer. Vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Worms) mit Mittelschild von der Leyen, oben Rosette, umher Lorbeerkranz//[drei Ringe übereinander] I [drei Ringe übereinander] / ALBVS / 1678 / Signatur und Münzzeichen, umher Lorbeerkranz. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion WAG Online 105, Januar 2020, Nr. 1075. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Damian Hartard von der Leyen, 1675-78, albus of 1678, Mainz mint. Obverse: quartered arms of Mainz and Worms with the escutcheon of Leyen in wreath; reverse: value, date and initials in wreath. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

Damian Hartard von der Leyen (1624-78) was archdeacon of Karden and succeeded Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid as archbishop of Mainz and bishop of Worms from 1675 to 1678. Pluralism was common in the seventeenth century. Like many German princes, the archbishop was striking mostly gulden in the 1670's instead of thalers. The albus was two kreuzer, half a batzen or 1/45 thaler. This example realized 4½ times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 1,02 g.

Catalog reference: KM 159, Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) 506; Slg. Walther 359.

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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 404: Coins and Medals of the City of Mainz - The Prof. Dr. Eckhart Pick Collection, Part II, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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