Passau 1521 batzen
This specimen was lot 634 in Jean Elsen sale 139 (Brussels, December 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, PASSAU, Evêché, Ernst, duc de Bavière (1517-1540), AR Batzen, 1521. D/ Ecu écartelé de Bavière, sous la date. R/ B. de saint Etienne de f., ten. une palme, au-dessus de l'écu de l'évêché. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (bishopric of Passau, Ernest, duke of Bavaria (1517-40), silver batzen of 1521. Obverse: quartered arms of Bavaria, date below; reverse: bust of St. Etienne facing, bearing a palm frond, over the arms of the bishopric. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The batzen is a denomination, worth four kreuzer, better known in Switzerland. This type was struck 1517-24, 1527-29. The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.09 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3,25 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB33, Kellner 59; Schulten 2642.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 139, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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