Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1685-FK 6 kreuzer

Sincona sale 57, lot 2664

This specimen was lot 2664 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$595 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, Grafschaft. Ludwig Gottfried, 1685-1728. 1/8 Taler 1685, Schillingsfürst. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, Louis Gottfried, 1685-1728, one-eighth thaler of 1685, Schillingfurst mint. Very rare, Very fine.)"

We believe the normally accurate auction cataloguers made several errors on this lot. The coins is marked "VI", making it a six kreuzer, not an eighth thaler. The ruler is mentioned as "LVD:GUST:", namely Ludwig Gustav, count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfurst, 1656-97, not Ludwig Gottfried, count of Hohenlohe-Pfedelbach, 1685-1728, who does not appear to have issued this denomination. Still, a rare type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3.07 g.

Catalog reference: KM 18, Albrecht 249 a.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

• Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen 1696 thaler Dav-6828
• Coins and currency dated 1685
• return to coins of German States, Hohenlohe