Regensburg 1554 6 kreuzer KM-MB75

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Künker sale 405, lot 3041

This specimen was lot 3041 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS KARL V., 1520-1556. Prägungen aus der dritten Regensburger Münzperiode von 1551 bis 1559 nach der 2. (Augsburger) Reichsmünzordnung vom 28. Juli 1551. 6 Kreuzer 1554, mit Titel Karls V. Münzmeister Martin Walch. Der Stadtschild endet in einer Spitze und die Jahreszahl ohne Punkte. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, leichte Prägeschwäche, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, six kreuzer of 1554, struck in the name of Charles V, the city arms ends in a point and the date is without a dot. Extremely rare, handsome patina, slightly weakly struck, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This very scarce type was struck 1554 only. Other double groschen (KM MB78) were struck for the bishop of Regensburg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.59 g, 0.882 fine silver, 23-24.5 mm diameter, this specimen 2,58 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB75, Beckenbauer 3201; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4537 var.

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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