Pfalz 1504 groschen

Künker sale 335, lot 3246

This specimen was lot 3246 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,701 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"PFALZ, PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Philipp, 1476-1508. Groschen 1504, Heidelberg. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Bissinger, Auktion Lanz 124, München 2005, Nr. 1475. Kurfürst Philipp, genannt "der Aufrichtige", Neffe und Adoptivsohn Friedrichs des Siegreichen, war im Gegensatz zu seinem streitlustigen Onkel auf Ruhe und Ausgleich bedacht. Er schloß Frieden mit Friedrichs Feinden, erneuerte die Verträge mit den Städten und stellte das Treueverhältnis zum Kaiser wieder her. (Germany, electorate of Pfalz, Philip, 1476-1508, groschen of 1508, Heidelberg mint. Very rare, especially in this quality. Nice patina, extremely fine. Elector Philipp, called "the sincere", nephew and adoptive son of Frederick the Victorious, was in contrast to his belligerent uncle concerned with calm and balance. He made peace with Frederick's enemies, renewed the contracts with the cities, and restored loyalty to the emperor.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.05 g.

Catalog reference: Slg. Memmesh. 2181.

Source:

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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