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Revision as of 15:07, 10 February 2023
This specimen was lot 1277 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$244 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, SAXE, Friedrich III, Johann et Georg (1507-1525), AR Schreckenberger (Engelgroschen), s.d. (1512-1523), Annaberg. Différent: croisette. D/ Ecu tenu par un ange. R/ Ecu écartelé. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, duchy of Saxony, Frederick III, George and John, 1507-25, undated silver schreckenberger or engelgroschen, Annaberg mint. Privy mark: crosslet. Obverse: arms supported by an angel; reverse: quartered arms. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The schreckenberger or engelgroschen was a denomination briefly popular around the turn of the sixteenth century. Nominally equal to twelve kreuzer, they should have the weight of one-fifth thaler altho this example weighs about one-seventh of a thaler. Schreckenbergers were also struck at the Buchholz and Nurnberg mints. Only a few are dated. The cross in the legends is the mark of mintmaster Albrecht von Schreibersdorf. This one (KM MB86) has obverse legend "+FRIDERICVS·IOHANNES·GEORGIVS" while the slightly earlier KM MB56 has "*FRIDERICVS: GEORGIVS: IOHANN". Joint coinages were frequent during the early stages of the division between the Ernestine and Albertine dukes; the Ernestine branch splintered after 1554 into the Saxon duchies.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4,08 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB 86, Keilitz-Kohl 40; Schulten 3003.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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