Prussia 1765-A 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 3482 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. 1/4 Reichstaler preuß. 1765, A, Berlin. Berliner Typ. Mit Laubrand. Fast sehr schön. Erworben am 12.1.1984. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, quarter thaler of 1765, Berlin mint, with leaves on edge. About very fine.)"
This type was struck 1764-68. It is one of the few times this denomination was struck in any quantity.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.56 g, silver, this specimen is 5,49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 301, Olding 77; Kluge 149.2.
- 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, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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