Regensburg (15)98 pfenning
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This specimen was lot 3069 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €150 (about US$197 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS RUDOLF II., 1576-1612. DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS RUDOLF II., 1576-1612. 1/84 Gulden (Pfennig) 1598. Münzmeister Erhard Scherl. Vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, pfennig of 1598. Extremely fine.)"
This scarce type was struck 1598 only and was worth 5/7 of a kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.85 g, 0.312 fine silver, 17-18 mm diameter, this specimen 0,78 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB204, Beckenbauer 4535; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) -.
- 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.
Link to:
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- (15)95 180 kreuzer = triple guldenthaler
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- Coins and currency dated 1598