Strasbourg 1575 10 kreuzer

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Künker sale 293, lot 1914
Alsace and Strasbourg in 1547

This specimen was lot 1914 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,122 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH/ELSASS, STRASSBURG, BISTUM, Johann von Manderscheid-Blankenheim, 1569-1592. 10 Kreuzer 1575, mit Titel Maximilians II. Von großer Seltenheit. Herrliche Patina, winz. Prägeschwäche, vorzüglich. (French states, bishopric of Strasbourg, John of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, 1569-1592, ten kreuzer of 1575, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Very rare, beautiful patina, slightly weak strike, extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon.

Catalog reference: Engel/Lehr 194 leicht var.

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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