Saxony 1564 schreckenberger

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41545

This specimen was lot 41545 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Schreckenberger, 1564. Dresden Mint. August I. NGC AU Details--Polished." This type was struck 1558-69. The schreckenburger equalled 12 kreuzer (one fifth of a gulden or one sixth of a thaler).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB200, Merseburger-716.

Source:

• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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