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[[Image:Bavaria K293-164.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 164]] | [[Image:Bavaria K293-164.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 164]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 164 in Künker sale 293 ( | + | This specimen was lot 164 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €135 (about US$182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. 3 Kreuzer 1805. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, 1799-1825, three kreuzer of 1805, extremely fine to uncirculated. From the collection of Bernhard Terletzki.)"</blockquote> This type of 1804-05 is the last three kreuzer or groschen struck before Maximilian Joseph was promoted to king by Napoleon. Like most billon coins, it is rare in nice condition. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:03, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 164 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €135 (about US$182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. 3 Kreuzer 1805. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, 1799-1825, three kreuzer of 1805, extremely fine to uncirculated. From the collection of Bernhard Terletzki.)"
This type of 1804-05 is the last three kreuzer or groschen struck before Maximilian Joseph was promoted to king by Napoleon. Like most billon coins, it is rare in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.35 g, .333 fine silver, .014 troy oz ASW, 19.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: AKS 50; Hahn 418, KM 669.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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