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[[image:Ku elive 78-6868.jpg|thumb|550px|Künker eLive Auction 78, lot 6868]] | [[image:Ku elive 78-6868.jpg|thumb|550px|Künker eLive Auction 78, lot 6868]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 6868 in Künker eLive Auction 78 (Osnabrück, | + | This specimen was lot 6868 in Künker eLive Auction 78 (Osnabrück, July 2021), where it sold for €210 (about US$242 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted, <blockquote>"''EICHSTÄTT. BISTUM. Raimund Anton von Strasoldo, 1757-1781. 2 1/2 Kreuzer 1764, Nürnberg. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz'' (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, 1757–81. Two and a half kreuzer of 1764, Nuremberg mint. Beautiful patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This coin is a Landmünze (Land coin) coin meaning it could only circulate in Eichstätt. |
''Ruling Authorities'' | ''Ruling Authorities'' | ||
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''Obverse'' | ''Obverse'' | ||
| − | *Obverse description: Bi-fold arms with each crest in | + | *Obverse description: Bi-fold arms with each crest in its own baroque frame and upside-down fleur de lis above, on the left the arms of the bishopric and on the right the family arms of the bishop, all diving mint mark, mint master's initial, and mint warden's initial from each other. |
*Obverse inscription: N. S. R. | *Obverse inscription: N. S. R. | ||
*Obverse inscription unabridged: Nürnberg Scholz Riedner | *Obverse inscription unabridged: Nürnberg Scholz Riedner | ||
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*Reverse inscription translated: 2 1/2 Kreuzer / Eichstätt / Conventions / Land coin / 1764 | *Reverse inscription translated: 2 1/2 Kreuzer / Eichstätt / Conventions / Land coin / 1764 | ||
| − | + | *Edge description: Leafed. | |
| − | + | '' Mintmarks/Mint:'' N = Nuremberg | |
| − | + | '' Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names:'' S = Siegmund Scholz, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1760-1774; R = George Nicolaus Riedner, mint master at Nuremberg from 1764-1793. | |
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''Recorded mintage:'' Unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' Unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' billon, this specimen 1.18 g. | + | ''Specification:'' billon, milled (possibly roller milled), this specimen 1.18 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Cahn 143, KM-84. | ''Catalog reference:'' Cahn 143, KM-84. | ||
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| − | * [[Eichstatt 1764-NSR 30 kreuzer]] | + | * [[Eichstatt 1764-NSR 30 kreuzer|1764 30 kreuzer]] |
| − | * [[Eichstatt 1764-NSF thaler Dav-2209]] | + | * [[Eichstatt 1764-NSR 1/2 thaler|1764 half thaler]] |
| + | * [[Eichstatt 1764-NSF thaler Dav-2209|1764 thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Eichstatt 1765-SRN 20 kreuzer|1765 20 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1764]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1764]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Eichstatt]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Eichstatt]] | ||
[[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | [[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:16, 31 March 2026
This specimen was lot 6868 in Künker eLive Auction 78 (Osnabrück, July 2021), where it sold for €210 (about US$242 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted,
"EICHSTÄTT. BISTUM. Raimund Anton von Strasoldo, 1757-1781. 2 1/2 Kreuzer 1764, Nürnberg. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz (Bishopric of Eichstatt, Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, 1757–81. Two and a half kreuzer of 1764, Nuremberg mint. Beautiful patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This coin is a Landmünze (Land coin) coin meaning it could only circulate in Eichstätt.
Ruling Authorities
- Raimund Anton of Strasoldo, prince-bishop from 1757-1781.
Obverse
- Obverse description: Bi-fold arms with each crest in its own baroque frame and upside-down fleur de lis above, on the left the arms of the bishopric and on the right the family arms of the bishop, all diving mint mark, mint master's initial, and mint warden's initial from each other.
- Obverse inscription: N. S. R.
- Obverse inscription unabridged: Nürnberg Scholz Riedner
- Obverse inscription translated: Nuremberg Scholz Riedner
Reverse
- Reverse description: Five-line inscription with value at the top and date at the bottom.
- Reverse inscription: 2 1/2.Kr. / EYCHST / CONVENT. / LANDM. / 1764.
- Reverse inscription unabridged: 2 1/2 Kreuzer / EYSTettensis / CONVENTiones / LANDMünze / 1764
- Reverse inscription translated: 2 1/2 Kreuzer / Eichstätt / Conventions / Land coin / 1764
- Edge description: Leafed.
Mintmarks/Mint: N = Nuremberg
Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names: S = Siegmund Scholz, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1760-1774; R = George Nicolaus Riedner, mint master at Nuremberg from 1764-1793.
Recorded mintage: Unknown.
Specification: billon, milled (possibly roller milled), this specimen 1.18 g.
Catalog reference: Cahn 143, KM-84.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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