Mainz 1793 2 sols
This specimen was lot 1878 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Mainz. 2 Sol, L'AN 2, 1793. Copper. Siege of 1793 by the German coalition against the French Occupation Army. Reverse: Fasces within wreath, date below. PCGS graded Very Fine Detail (Cleaned)." Soldiers of revolutionary France occupied Mainz in October 1792, causing the archbishop to flee. Coalition forces besieged and captured the city in July 1793 after a heavy bombardment. This type was accompanied by a five sols and one sol, also copied from French revolutionary coinage. The archbishopric was mediatized and partitioned in 1803; the part west of the Rhine had already been annexed to France.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: Gad-66; KM-602.5.
- 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.
- Korchnak, Lawrence C., Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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