Regensburg 1647 1/4 thaler KM-113
This specimen was lot 3135 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 KAISERS FERDINAND III. 1/4 Reichstaler 1647, mit Titel Ferdinands III. Münzmeister Hans Siegmund Federer. Mit Blume über dem Wappen auf der Vorderseite und der Wertzahl im herzörmigen Schild auf der Brust des Adlers auf der Rückseite. Von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (city of Regensburg, quarter thaler of 1647, struck in the name of Ferdinand III, with a rosette above the arms on the obverse and the value in the shield on the eagle's breast. Extremely rare, cabinet example, superb patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This denomination was also struck in 1647 with a round shield on the eagle's breast (KM 108). Neither are common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,25 g.
Catalog reference: KM 113, Beckenbauer 6313 (this example); 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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