Mainz 1692-AD 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 404, lot 2428

This specimen was lot 2428 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €120 (about US$158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF ANSELM FRANZ VON INGELHEIM, 1679-1695. Die Münzstätte Mainz. 1/12 Taler 1692, Mainz. Münzmeister Andreas Dittmar. Mit Kurhut bedecktes und verziertes, vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Ingelheim), dahinter Schwert und Krummstab gekreuzt//[drei Ringe übereinander] 12 [drei Ringe übereinander] / EINEN / REICHS / THALER / 1691 / A • D, am Ende der Umschrift ein Zweig. RR Herrliche Patina, Zainende, min. justiert, sehr schön +. Erworben 2012 von der Münzenhandlung Johannes Diller, München. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Anselm Francis of Ingelheim, 1679-95, one-twelfth thaler of 1692, Mainz mint. Obverse: capped, quartered arms of Mainz and Ingelheim, sword and crozier crossed behind; reverse: value, date and mintmaster's initials. Very rare, superb patina, clipped, minor adjustment, choice very fine.)"

Anselm Francis of Ingelheim (1634-95) succeeded Charles Henry as archbishop of Mainz in 1679. Unlike many of his predecessors, he held no other office. Mainz was occupied by the French army in 1688 which was besieged by imperial forces in 1689. The siege and resulting evacuation by the French (taking everything with them not nailed down) ruined a town already in decline. This type is listed in the SCWC for 1689-92 from Erfurt and Mainz.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2,81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 190, Pr. Alex. -; Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) -; Slg. Walther -.

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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