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This specimen was lot 32 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich, 1707-1718. 24 Mariengroschen 1710, Münster. R Sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Francis Arnold of Wolff-Metternich, 1707-18, 24 mariengroschen of 1710, Munster mint. Scarce, very fine.)"</blockquote> The bishops of Munster issued thalers on occasion during the early eighteenth century but a "sede vacante" issue of 1761 ([[Munster 1761 thaler Dav-2470|Dav-2470]]) is the last. All of the ecclesiastical states were mediatized by Napoleon and handed over to his allies in 1800-06. This type was issued 1709-11 and is rather expensive. Two-thirds thaler equaled one gulden equaled 24 mariengroschen.
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This specimen was lot 32 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich, 1707-1718. 24 Mariengroschen 1710, Münster. R Sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Munster, Francis Arnold of Wolff-Metternich, 1707-18, 24 mariengroschen of 1710, Munster mint. Scarce, very fine.)"</blockquote> The bishops of Munster issued thalers on occasion during the early eighteenth century but a "sede vacante" issue of 1761 ([[Munster 1761 thaler Dav-2470|Dav-2470]]) is the last. All of the ecclesiastical states were mediatized by Napoleon and handed over to his allies in 1800-06. This type was issued 1709-11 and is rather expensive. Two-thirds thaler equaled one gulden equaled 24 mariengroschen.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 16:12, 30 November 2024

Künker sale 293, lot 32

This specimen was lot 32 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MÜNSTER, BISTUM, Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich, 1707-1718. 24 Mariengroschen 1710, Münster. R Sehr schön. (bishopric of Munster, Francis Arnold of Wolff-Metternich, 1707-18, 24 mariengroschen of 1710, Munster mint. Scarce, very fine.)"

The bishops of Munster issued thalers on occasion during the early eighteenth century but a "sede vacante" issue of 1761 (Dav-2470) is the last. All of the ecclesiastical states were mediatized by Napoleon and handed over to his allies in 1800-06. This type was issued 1709-11 and is rather expensive. Two-thirds thaler equaled one gulden equaled 24 mariengroschen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-694; Schulze 172 c, KM-134.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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