Montfort 1732 4 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3060 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$146 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Montfort, Grafschaft, Anton der Jüngere, 1693-1733. 4 Kreuzer (Batzen) 1732, Langenargen. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. (Germany, county of Montfort, Anton the Younger, 1693-1733, four kreuzer or batzen of 1732, Langenargen mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely Fine.)"
According to the SCWC, this batzen was struck 1694-97, 1702-04, 1714-18, 1721-32. Numista notes this is incorrect as the issues up to 1704 cite Leopold I, not Charles VI. Montfort is an extremely obscure locality on the shore of Lake Constance in Württemberg. We have filed it under Austria as the counts sold out to the Austrian emperor in 1780.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.07 g, 0.437 fine silver, this specimen 1.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 85, Derschka/Rutishauser 315j.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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