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[[Image:Paderborn 1789.jpg|500px|thumb|bishopric of Paderborn in 1789]]
 
[[Image:Paderborn 1789.jpg|500px|thumb|bishopric of Paderborn in 1789]]
  
This specimen was lot 3269 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Paderborn, Bistum, Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, 1763-1782. Taler 1765, Neuhaus. Gutes vorzüglich. Leicht justiert.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of Paderborn, Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, 1763-1782, thaler of 1765, Neuhaus mint. Good extremely fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"</blockquote> The bishopric of Paderborn was a Protestant, most likely a Lutheran. Napoleon's mediatization swept away all the old ecclesiastical states in 1803-10.
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This specimen was lot 3269 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Paderborn, Bistum, Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, 1763-1782. Taler 1765, Neuhaus. Gutes vorzüglich. Leicht justiert.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of Paderborn, Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, 1763-1782, thaler of 1765, Neuhaus mint. Good extremely fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"</blockquote> The bishop of Paderborn was suffragan to the bishop of Münster but still managed to issue a few coins for his domain. Wilhelm Anton was not a pluralist although his precedessor, Clemens August, was also archbishop of Cologne and bishop of Liege. The bishopric was annexed to Prussia in 1803, during Napoleon's reorganization of Germany.
 
   
 
   
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 27.37 g.
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''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.37 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 239, Schwede 305 A/a. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2514 A]].  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 239, Schwede 305 A/a. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-2514 A]].  
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* [[Paderborn 1765-IAS 24 mariengroschen|1765-IAS 24 mariengroschen]]
 
* [[Paderborn 1765-IAS 24 mariengroschen|1765-IAS 24 mariengroschen]]
 
* [[Paderborn 1766-IAS 20 kreuzer|1766-IAS 20 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Paderborn 1766-IAS 20 kreuzer|1766-IAS 20 kreuzer]]
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* [[Paderborn 1767-AS pfenning]] struck in gold
 
* [[Paderborn 1767-AS thaler Dav-2516|1767-AS thaler]]
 
* [[Paderborn 1767-AS thaler Dav-2516|1767-AS thaler]]
 
* [[Paderborn 1767-AS 5 thaler Fr-1964]]
 
* [[Paderborn 1767-AS 5 thaler Fr-1964]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 9 September 2025

Sincona sale 51, lot 3269
bishopric of Paderborn in 1789

This specimen was lot 3269 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Paderborn, Bistum, Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, 1763-1782. Taler 1765, Neuhaus. Gutes vorzüglich. Leicht justiert. (Germany, bishopric of Paderborn, Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, 1763-1782, thaler of 1765, Neuhaus mint. Good extremely fine, Minor adjustment marks.)"

The bishop of Paderborn was suffragan to the bishop of Münster but still managed to issue a few coins for his domain. Wilhelm Anton was not a pluralist although his precedessor, Clemens August, was also archbishop of Cologne and bishop of Liege. The bishopric was annexed to Prussia in 1803, during Napoleon's reorganization of Germany.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.37 g.

Catalog reference: KM 239, Schwede 305 A/a. Dav-2514 A.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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