Regensburg (1741-45)-ICB OEXL 15 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3226 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES ÖSTERREICHISCHEN ERBFOLGEKRIEGES UND DES KAISERS KARL VII., 1740-1745. Kurant- und Scheidemünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Karl VII. 15 Kreuzer (1/8 Reichstaler) o. J. (1741-1745), mit Titel Karls VII. Münzmeister Johann Christoph Busch. Stempelschneider Christoph Daniel Oexlein. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich +. (city of Regensburg, fifteen kreuzer or one eighth thaler, circa 1741-45, struck in the name of Charles VII. Extremely rare, handsome patina, choice extremely fine.)"
The only fifteen kreuzer (eighth thaler) struck in the eighteenth century was this one for Charles VII and a later one for Francis I (KM 315). Off-metal strikes exist in gold (KM Pn39).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,64 g.
Catalog reference: KM 314, Beckenbauer 6363; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4783.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
Link to:
- (1740-45)-B half batzen (2 kreuzer), Charles VII
- (1740-45)-B 4 kreuzer (batzen), Charles VII
- (1740-45)-ICB quarter thaler, Charles VII/city arms
- Regensburg (1740) thaler Dav-2613
- (1740-45)-ICB CDO thaler, Charles VII/baroque arms
- (1740-45)-ICB CDO double thaler, Charles VII/baroque arms
- (1740-45) half ducat, Charles VII/city view
- (1741-45)-ICB CDO half thaler, Charles VII/city arms
- (1741)-B 1/32 ducat
- (1742)-B CDO half thaler, Charles VII/city view
- (1742)-CDO thaler, Charles VII/city view
- (1742)-ICB CDO thaler, Charles VII/city view with eagle
- (1742)-CDO double thaler, Charles VII/city view
- (1742)-ICB CDO double thaler, Charles VII/city view with eagle
- (1742-45)-B half ducat, Charles VII/city arms
- (1742-45)-B ducat, Charles VII/city view
- (1742) double ducat, Charles VII, struck using ducat dies
- (1742-45)-ICB double ducat, Charles VII/city arms
- (1742)-ICB 10 ducats, Charles VII/city view
- (1745-50)-ICB 15 kreuzer (1/8 thaler), Francis I/city view
- Coins and currency dated 1741