Regensburg 1645 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 3133 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €320 (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS FERDINAND III. 1/4 Reichstaler 1645, mit Titel Ferdinands III. Münzmeister Hans Siegmund Federer. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, Henkelspur, leicht justiert, sonst fast vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, quarter thaler of 1645, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Extremely rare, hadsome patina, mount mark, light adjustment marks, otherwise about extremely fine.)"
This scarce type was struck 1638, 1641-42 and 1645-46.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 88, Beckenbauer 6309; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) -.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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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