Teschen 1621-HL 24 kreuzer KM-29
This specimen was lot 5448 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,877 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHLESIEN, TESCHEN, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1617-1625. Kipper-24 Kreuzer 1621. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, winz. Schrötlingsriß, sehr schön. (duchy of Teschen, Frederick William, 1617-25, kipper 24 kreuzer of 1621. Extremely rare, handsome patina, minor planceht cracks, very fine.)"
Teschen was a duchy in the southernmost part of Silesia. Frederick William was the last duke of the local dynasty; he was succeeded by his sister in 1625. On her death, the duchy was seized by the Hapsburgs. It, along with Troppau and Jagerndorf, was the part of Silesia never conquered by Frederick the Great and remained Austrian until 1918. This kipper issue was struck 1621-22 in several varieties.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 5.69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 29, F. u. S. 3049.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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