Regensburg (15)78 pfennig

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Künker sale 405, lot 3068

This specimen was lot 3068 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €50 (about US$66 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS RUDOLF II., 1576-1612. 1/84 Gulden (Pfennig) 1578. Münzmeister Jakob Fischer. Vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, pfennig of 1578. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1578-86 and was worth 5/7 of a kreuzer. Another pfennig of 1578 (KM MB160) was struck in klippe format.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.85 g, 0.312 fine silver, 17-18 mm diameter, this specimen 0,87 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB162, Beckenbauer 4518; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) -.

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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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