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[[Image:Fulda K335-3907.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 3907]] | [[Image:Fulda K335-3907.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 3907]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3907 in Künker sale 335 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3907 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FULDA, ABTEI, SEIT 1752 BISTUM. Adalbert III. von Harstall, 1788-1802. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1796, Fulda. Kontribution. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, min. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of [[German States, Fulda|Fulda]], Adalbert III of Harstall, 1788-1802, half convention thaler of 1796, Fulda mint. For the contribution to Napoleon. Beautiful patina, scratches on the rim, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This half thaler was minted along with a contribution thaler to pay an indemnity extorted by occupying French soldiers. The bishopric was mediatized by Napoleon in 1802 and partitioned. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Fulda 1769-VH kreuzer|1769-VH kreuzer]] | * [[Fulda 1769-VH kreuzer|1769-VH kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Fulda 1779 ducat Fr-1062|1779 ducat, bust obverse, inscription reverse]] | * [[Fulda 1779 ducat Fr-1062|1779 ducat, bust obverse, inscription reverse]] | ||
| + | * [[Fulda 1796 1/2 thaler KM-154|1796 half thaler, arms obverse]] | ||
* [[Eichstatt 1796-CD 1/2 thaler]] | * [[Eichstatt 1796-CD 1/2 thaler]] | ||
* [[Fulda 1796-VH thaler Dav-2264|1796-VH thaler, bust obverse]] | * [[Fulda 1796-VH thaler Dav-2264|1796-VH thaler, bust obverse]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 3907 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FULDA, ABTEI, SEIT 1752 BISTUM. Adalbert III. von Harstall, 1788-1802. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1796, Fulda. Kontribution. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, min. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, fast Stempelglanz. (Germany, bishopric of Fulda, Adalbert III of Harstall, 1788-1802, half convention thaler of 1796, Fulda mint. For the contribution to Napoleon. Beautiful patina, scratches on the rim, about uncirculated.)"
This half thaler was minted along with a contribution thaler to pay an indemnity extorted by occupying French soldiers. The bishopric was mediatized by Napoleon in 1802 and partitioned.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13.99 g.
Catalog reference: KM 153, Eichelmann 171 b.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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