Wurttemberg 1624-CT kreuzer

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Künker sale 406, lot 4432

This specimen was lot 4432 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €650 (about US$853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Johann Friedrich, 1608-1628. Kreuzer 1624, Christophstal. Von größter Seltenheit. Kl. Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. (duchy of Württemberg, John Frederick, 1608-28, kreuzer of 1624, Christofsthal mint. Extremely rare, a little weakly struck, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1624-25 during the Thirty Years War. This example realized eleven times the catalog value. A kreuzer with a double cross obverse (KM 153) also exists. At this time, ninety kreuzer made a thaler. The duke was also an enthusiastic issuer of kipper coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 0.63 g.

Catalog reference: KM 152, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Klein/Raff 510.

Source:

  • 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 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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