Mainz 1679-MF albus KM-166

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Künker sale 404, lot 2412

This specimen was lot 2412 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €150 (about US$197 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF KARL HEINRICH, GRAF VON METTERNICH-WINNEBURG, 9. JAN. – 26. SEPT. 1679. Die Münzstätte Mainz. Albus 1679, Mainz. Münzmeister Matthias Fischer. Vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Worms) mit vierfeldigem Mittelschild Winneburg/Beilstein und Herzschild von Metternich, darüber [drei Ringe übereinander], umher Blätterkranz////[drei Ringe übereinander] / [drei Ringe übereinander] I [drei Ringe übereinander] / ALBVS / 1679 / MF (ligiert) und Münzzeichen [doppelter Zainhaken], umher Blätterkranz. Sehr schön. Privat erworben. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Charles Henry, count of Metternich-Winneburg, January-September 1679, albus of 1679, Mainz mint. Obverse: quartered arms of Mainz and Worms with a quartered escutcheon of Winneburg/Beilstein and Metternich in wreath; reverse: value and date in wreath. Very fine, purchased privately.)"

Charles Henry was briefly archbishop of Mainz and bishop of Worms. He died before he could be ordained a priest. Despite his short reign, numerous varieties of this denomination exist for 1679.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 0,74 g.

Catalog reference: KM 166, Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) 519; Slg. Walther 388.

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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