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[[Image:K403-2304.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 404, lot 2304]]

This specimen was lot 2304 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF JOHANN SCHWEIKARD VON KRONBERG, 1604-1626. Prägungen der Münzstätte Frankfurt am Main auf die Einweihung des Aschaffenburger Schlosses 1614. ¼ Reichstaler 1614, Frankfurt am Main, auf die Einweihung des Aschaffenburger Schlosses am 17. Februar. Stempelschneider Lorenz Schilling. Die Rückseitenumschrift am Ende mit M • D . C •XIIII. Dreifach behelmtes, vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Kronberg), dahinter Krummstab und Schwert gekreuzt//Ansicht des Schlosses aus der Vogelperspektive, darunter Signatur LS. RR Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. Erworben 2012 von der Münzenhandlung Johannes Diller, München.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Mainz|archbishopric of Mainz]], John Schweikard of Kronberg, 1604-26, quarter thaler of 1614, Frankfurt mint, struck for the opening of Aschaffenburg Castle on February 17th, struck using half thaler dies. Obverse: triple-helmeted, quartered arms of Mainz and Kronberg, crozier and sword behind; reverse: aerial view of the castle, engraver's initials below. Very rare, weakly struck, very fine.)"</blockquote> This very rare type accompanied a [[Mainz 1614-LS 1/2 thaler KM-16|half thaler]], [[Mainz 1614 thaler Dav-5536A|thaler]] and double thaler.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 7,19 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 15, Pr. Alex. 336/337; Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) 331; Slg. Walther 228.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 404: Coins and Medals of the City of Mainz - The Prof. Dr. Eckhart Pick Collection, Part II,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Mainz 1602 thaler Dav-5531|1602 thaler]]
* [[Mainz 1603 1/2 thaler|1603 half thaler]]
* [[Mainz 1614-LS 1/2 thaler KM-16|1614-LS half thaler, on the opening of the Aschaffenburg palace]]
* [[Mainz 1614 thaler Dav-5536A|1614 thaler, on the opening of the Aschaffenburg palace]]
* [[Mainz 1619 thaler Dav-5539|1619 thaler]]
* [[Mainz 1629-DA thaler Dav-5543|1629-DA thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1614]]

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

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 [[Image:K403-2304.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 404, lot 2304]]
-This specimen was lot 2304 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF JOHANN SCHWEIKARD VON KRONBERG, 1604-1626. Prägungen der Münzstätte Frankfurt am Main auf die Einweihung des Aschaffenburger Schlosses 1614. ¼ Reichstaler 1614, Frankfurt am Main, auf die Einweihung des Aschaffenburger Schlosses am 17. Februar. Stempelschneider Lorenz Schilling. Die Rückseitenumschrift am Ende mit M • D . C •XIIII. Dreifach behelmtes, vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Kronberg), dahinter Krummstab und Schwert gekreuzt//Ansicht des Schlosses aus der Vogelperspektive, darunter Signatur LS. RR Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. Erworben 2012 von der Münzenhandlung Johannes Diller, München.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Mainz|archbishopric of Mainz]], John Schweikard of Kronberg, 1604-26, quarter thaler of 1614, Frankfurt mint, struck for the opening of Aschaffenburg Castle on February 17th, struck using half thaler dies. Obverse: triple-helmeted, quartered arms of Mainz and Kronberg, crozier and sword behind; reverse: aerial view of the castle, engraver's initials below. Very rare, weakly struck, very fine.)"</blockquote> This very rare type accompanied a [[Mainz 1614-LS 1/2 thaler KM-16|half thaler]], [[Mainz 1614 thaler Dav-5536A|thaler]] and double thaler.
+This specimen was lot 2304 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF JOHANN SCHWEIKARD VON KRONBERG, 1604-1626. Prägungen der Münzstätte Frankfurt am Main auf die Einweihung des Aschaffenburger Schlosses 1614. ¼ Reichstaler 1614, Frankfurt am Main, auf die Einweihung des Aschaffenburger Schlosses am 17. Februar. Stempelschneider Lorenz Schilling. Die Rückseitenumschrift am Ende mit M • D . C •XIIII. Dreifach behelmtes, vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Kronberg), dahinter Krummstab und Schwert gekreuzt//Ansicht des Schlosses aus der Vogelperspektive, darunter Signatur LS. RR Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. Erworben 2012 von der Münzenhandlung Johannes Diller, München.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Mainz|archbishopric of Mainz]], John Schweikard of Kronberg, 1604-26, quarter thaler of 1614, Frankfurt mint, struck for the opening of Aschaffenburg Castle on February 17th, struck using half thaler dies. Obverse: triple-helmeted, quartered arms of Mainz and Kronberg, crozier and sword behind; reverse: aerial view of the castle, engraver's initials below. Very rare, weakly struck, very fine.)"</blockquote> This very rare type accompanied a [[Mainz 1614-LS 1/2 thaler KM-16|half thaler]], [[Mainz 1614 thaler Dav-5536A|thaler]] and double thaler.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * [[Mainz 1614 thaler Dav-5536A|1614 thaler, on the opening of the Aschaffenburg palace]]
 * [[Mainz 1619 thaler Dav-5539|1619 thaler]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1614]]
 [[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]