Mainz 1774 1/6 thaler

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Künker sale 386, part of lot 4817

This specimen was part of lot 4817 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €260 (about US$336 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Emerich Joseph von Breitbach-Bürresheim, 1763-1774. 1/6 Konv.-Taler 1774, Mainz, auf seinen Tod. 4,54 g und 4,36 g. 2 Stück., Schöne Patina, vorzüglich und sehr schön. Erworben von der Münzenhandlung Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt/Main. (archbishopric of Mainz, Emerich Joseph von Breitbach-Bürresheim, 1763-74, one-sixth convention thalers of 1774, on his death. Two pieces, both nicely toned, extremely fine and very fine.)"

The archbishops of Mainz were prolific issuers of gold coins in the late middle ages but output dropped in the late fifteenth century, never to recover. 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: 4.67 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 4,54 g.

Catalog reference: KM 385, Slg. Walther 627; Slg. Pick 757.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [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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