Strasbourg 1759-JG 1/12 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 1916

This specimen was lot 1916 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €300 (about US$404 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH/ELSASS, STRASSBURG, BISTUM, Ludwig Constantin von Rohan, 1756-1777. 1/12 Taler 1759, Oberkirch. R Sehr schön. (French states, bishopric of Strasbourg, Louis Constantine of Rohan, 1756-77, twelfth thaler of 1759, Oberkirch mint. Scarce, very fine.)"

This type is accompanied by a sixth thaler (KM 226) and a half thaler (KM 241). The bishop continued to issue coins long after France has annexed the actual town of Strasbourg. The last issue is a twenty kreuzer of 1773 (KM 162).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Engel/Lehr 308, KM 223.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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