Prussia 1770-E schilling
This specimen was lot 3669 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Schilling 1770, E, Königsberg. Prägung für die Provinz Preußen. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 12, Osnabrück 1988, Nr. 583. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, schilling of 1770, Königsberg mint, struck for the province of Prussia. Extremely rare, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1766-70 and is fairly common. It circulated in East Prussia and likely Poland as well.
Recorded mintage: 735,715 for 1769-70.
Specification: 0.72 g, 0.062 fine silver, 14.5-15 mm diameter, this specimen is 0,58 g.
Catalog reference: KM A316, Olding 237; Kluge 249.5.
- 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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