View source for Regensburg 1553 3 kreuzer KM-MB72

[[Image:K405-3042.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 405, lot 3042]]

This specimen was lot 3042 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €55 (about US$72 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS KARL V., 1520-1556. Prägungen aus der dritten Regensburger Münzperiode von 1551 bis 1559 nach der 2. (Augsburger) Reichsmünzordnung vom 28. Juli 1551. 3 Kreuzer 1553, mit Titel Karls V. Münzmeister Martin Walch. Sehr schön.'' ([[German States, Regensburg|city of Regensburg]], three kreuzer of 1553 struck in the name of Charles V. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1553-56 and seems to have displaced the earlier batzen of four kreuzer. Three kreuzer was 1/20 gulden. Other groschen (KM MB62) were struck for the bishop of Regensburg.

''Recorded mintage:'' 120,428.

''Specification:'' 2.04-2.59 g, 0.455 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 2,49 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB72, Beckenbauer 3303; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4539. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Regensburg 1549 guldiner Dav-9682|1549 guldiner, issued by the city]]
* [[Regensburg 1551 pfennig|1551 pfennig]]
* [[Regensburg 1554 pfennig KM-MB60|1554 pfennig]] = 1/84 gulden
* [[Regensburg 1554 6 kreuzer KM-MB75|1554 6 kreuzer]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1553]]

[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]