Regensburg 1613 60 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3080 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,036 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS MATTHIAS, 1612-1619. Kurantmünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Matthias. Guldentaler (60 Kreuzer) 1613, mit Titel von Matthias. Münzmeister Haubold Lehner. Von größter Seltenheit. Feine Patina, Wertzahl auf der Rückseite getilgt, sehr schön. Der Anlaß zur Prägung des vorliegenden Stückes war vermutlich die Huldigung für Kaiser Matthias am 12. September 1613. (city of Regensburg, gulden or sixty kreuzer of 1613, struck in the name of Matthias. Extremely rare, fine patina, value erased from the reverse, very fine. This coin was likely struck for the homage to the emperor on September 12, 1613.)"
This type is listed for 1613 only. This example realized double the already substantial catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 24.62 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 24,21 g.
Catalog reference: KM 12, Beckenbauer 4122; Dav-115; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) -.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [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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