Mainz 1774 1/12 thaler
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This specimen was lot 46070 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mainz. 1/12 Taler, 1774. Emeric Josef. NGC MS-66. On the death of the Archbishop." Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim (1707-74) was also bishop of Worms after 1768. He is noted for implementing educational reform in his diocese. A considerable variety of low denomination coins exists for his reign. This issue was part of a series commemorating the death of archbishop Emerich Joseph in 1774. It is scarce but not rare. No more coinage would be struck until the French revolution.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-384.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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