Solms-Lich 1614 3 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 46134 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Solms-Lich. 3 Kreuzer, 1614. Ernst II. NGC MS-62." Solms-Lich and Solms-Hohensolms merged in 1718 to form Solms-Hohensohms-Lich, which family still resides in Lich castle. Solms is a county and principality of extreme obscurity in Hesse. Most of the coinage came from Solms-Laubach. This type was struck 1613-17.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-21.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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