Regensburg 1737 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 3208 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 KARLS VI. 1/4 Reichstaler 1737, mit Titel Karls VI. Münzmeister Johann Michael Federer. Stempelschneider vermutlich Christoph Daniel Oexlein. Von größter Seltenheit. Laut Münzakten nur 134 Exemplare geprägt. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, quarter thaler of 1737, struck in the name of Charles VI. Extremely rare, only 134 pieces struck per mint records, fine patina, extremely fine.)"
A few of this type are known without dates.
Recorded mintage: 134.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,28 g.
Catalog reference: KM 275, Beckenbauer 6335 (this example); Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4756.
- 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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