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[[Image:Brandenburg Sincona 39-3054.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 39, lot 3054]] | [[Image:Brandenburg Sincona 39-3054.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 39, lot 3054]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3054 in Sincona sale 39 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3054 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Brandenburg-Prussia, Joachim II. 1535-1571 Groschen 1538. Stendal. Selten. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of Brandenburg, Joachim II, 1535-71, groschen of 1538. Rare. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> In the sixteenth century, Brandenburg was an insignificant state in the north of Germany, overshadowed by Saxony. We don't know if this coin circulated in Brandenburg or in the duchy of Prussia or both nor can we read the date. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3054 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg-Prussia, Joachim II. 1535-1571 Groschen 1538. Stendal. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Joachim II, 1535-71, groschen of 1538. Rare. Good very fine.)"
In the sixteenth century, Brandenburg was an insignificant state in the north of Germany, overshadowed by Saxony. We don't know if this coin circulated in Brandenburg or in the duchy of Prussia or both nor can we read the date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen is 1.95 g.
Catalog reference: Bahrfeldt 333.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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