Strasbourg 1773-G 10 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1007 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$407 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE | Strassburg/Strasbourg, Bistum, Ludwig Konstantin von Rohan, 1756-1779. 10 Kreuzer 1773 G, Günzburg. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht justiert. (France, bishopric of Strasbourg, Louis Constantine of Rohan, 1756-79, ten kreuzer of 1773, Günzburg mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Minor adjustment marks.)"
The bishop, an overmighty French aristocrat who became embroiled in the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace", continued to issue coins long after France had annexed the actual town of Strasbourg. This type is part of the last issue, which included one, five and twenty kreuzer of 1773 (KM 162). The bishop (later cardinal) exiled himself during the French Revolution and died in Germany in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 3.90 g.
Catalog reference: KM 141, Engel/Lehr 310.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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