Regensburg 1716 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 405, lot 3206

This specimen was lot 3206 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS KARLS VI. 1/2 Reichstaler 1716, mit Titel Karls VI. Münzmeister Johann Michael Federer. Stempelschneider Christoph Daniel Oexlein. RR Laut Münzakten vermutlich 100 Exemplare geprägt. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, half thaler of 1716, struck in the name of Charles VI. Very rare, perhaps 100 pieces struck. Handsome patina, extremley fine.)"

This type was struck 1716 and 1737. Note the baroque cartouche on the obverse, similar to Dav-2609.

Recorded mintage: c. 100.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14,55 g.

Catalog reference: KM 263, Beckenbauer 6246 (this example); Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4754.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [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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