Wurzburg 1726 schilling
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This specimen was lot 2997 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "WÜRZBURG: Christoph Franz, 1724-1729, AR schilling (8 pfennig), 1726, St. Killian, one-year type, VF-XF, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection, ex Al Boulanger." This is a one year type. St. Kilian stands on the obverse. In Würzburg, one thaler was 28 schilling. Christoph Franz von Hutten ruled his diocese 1724-29. Unlike his predecessor or his successor, he was not simultaneously bishop of Bamberg. The territory was annexed to Bavaria in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-286.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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