Stolberg (1502) groschen

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Künker sale 354, lot 5916

This specimen was lot 5916 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,619 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"STOLBERG, GEMEINSCHAFTLICH, Heinrich XIX. Heinrich XX. und Botho II. 1498-1508. Groschen o. J. (um 1502), Stolberg. Von allergrößter Seltenheit, vermutlich Unikum. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Stolberg, joint rule of Henry XIX, Henry XX and Botho II, 1498-1508, undated groschen of about 1502. Extremely rare, perhaps unique, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1500-02 and undated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB 13, Friederich 95.

Source:

  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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