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[[Image:K354-5758.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 354, lot 5758]] | [[Image:K354-5758.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 354, lot 5758]] | ||
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This specimen was lot 5758 in Künker Auction 354 (Osnabrück, Sep 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''EICHSTÄTT, BISTUM, Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757. 20 Kreuzer (1/6 Taler) 1755, Nürnberg. R Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Eichstatt|bishopric of Eichstatt]], Johann Anton II of Freyberg, 1736-57. Twenty kreuzer (sixth thaler) of 1755, Nuremberg mint. Rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins. | This specimen was lot 5758 in Künker Auction 354 (Osnabrück, Sep 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''EICHSTÄTT, BISTUM, Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757. 20 Kreuzer (1/6 Taler) 1755, Nürnberg. R Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Eichstatt|bishopric of Eichstatt]], Johann Anton II of Freyberg, 1736-57. Twenty kreuzer (sixth thaler) of 1755, Nuremberg mint. Rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins. | ||
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*Edge description: Engrailed. | *Edge description: Engrailed. | ||
| − | '' Mintmarks '' | + | '' Mintmarks/Mint:'' N = Nuremberg |
| − | + | '' Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names:'' M = Georg Michael Mann, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1746-1760; | |
| − | + | L = Carl Gotlieb Laufer, mint master at Nuremberg from 1746-1755. | |
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 6.68 g. | + | ''Specification:'' silver, milled, this specimen 6.68 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Cahn 127, KM-70. | ''Catalog reference:'' Cahn 127, KM-70. | ||
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* [[Eichstatt (1750-55)-MNL 3 kreuzer]] | * [[Eichstatt (1750-55)-MNL 3 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Eichstatt (1750-55)-MNL 5 kreuzer]] | * [[Eichstatt (1750-55)-MNL 5 kreuzer]] | ||
| − | * [[Eichstatt 1755-MNL thaler Dav-2207]] | + | * [[Eichstatt 1755-MNL kreuzer|1755 kreuzer]] |
| + | * [[Eichstatt 1755-MNL 10 kreuzer|1755 10 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Eichstatt 1755-MNL 30 kreuzer|1755 30 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Eichstatt 1755-MNL 1/2 thaler|1755 half thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Eichstatt 1755-MNL thaler Dav-2207|1755 thaler]] | ||
* [[Eichstatt 1757-MF thaler Dav-2208]] | * [[Eichstatt 1757-MF thaler Dav-2208]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1755]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1755]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:00, 31 March 2026
This specimen was lot 5758 in Künker Auction 354 (Osnabrück, Sep 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"EICHSTÄTT, BISTUM, Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757. 20 Kreuzer (1/6 Taler) 1755, Nürnberg. R Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, bishopric of Eichstatt, Johann Anton II of Freyberg, 1736-57. Twenty kreuzer (sixth thaler) of 1755, Nuremberg mint. Rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins.
Ruling Authorities
- Johann Anton II of Freyberg, prince-bishop from 1736-1757.
Obverse
- Obverse description: Crowned arms in baroque frame with sword and crosier crossed behind with mintmark in frame below, dividing value as well as mint warden's initial and mint master's initial below.
- Obverse inscription: 20 KR: / M N. L
- Obverse inscription unabridged: 20 KReuzer / Mann Nürnberg Laufer
- Obverse inscription translated: 20 Kreuzer / Mann Nuremberg Laufer
Reverse
- Reverse description: Five line description with value above and date below inside wreath of palm branches.
- Reverse inscription: 60 / EINE / FEINE / MARCK / 1755
- Reverse inscription translated: Sixty / In a / Fine / Mark / 1755
Edge
- Edge description: Engrailed.
Mintmarks/Mint: N = Nuremberg
Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names: M = Georg Michael Mann, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1746-1760; L = Carl Gotlieb Laufer, mint master at Nuremberg from 1746-1755.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, milled, this specimen 6.68 g.
Catalog reference: Cahn 127, KM-70.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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