Regensburg 1654-HF 1/6 thaler
This specimen was lot 3138 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$919 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS FERDINAND III. 1/6 Reichstaler 1654 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1653 geändert), mit Titel Ferdinands III. Münzmeister Hieronymus Federer. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, one-sixth thaler of 1654, struck in the name of Ferdinand III, 1654/3 overdate. Extremely rare, fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This denomination, worth fifteen kreuzer or one quarter gulden, was struck only intermittently and most, like this one, are very rare. This type was struck 1654 and 1656.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4,82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 140, Beckenbauer 6353; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4643.
- 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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- 1652 1/6 thaler
- 1653 thaler
- 1653 half ducat, on the coronation of Ferdinand IV as king of Bohemia
- 1653 ducat, on the coronation of Ferdinand IV as king of Bohemia
- 1653-HF ducat, on the coronation of Ferdinand IV as king of Bohemia
- 1654-HF ⅓ thaler
- 1656-HF 1/9 thaler
- 1656-HF half thaler
- 1657-HF 1/6 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1654