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[[Image:Burgau 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Eichstatt, north of Ingolstadt and southeast of Ansbach, c. 1547]] | [[Image:Burgau 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Eichstatt, north of Ingolstadt and southeast of Ansbach, c. 1547]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5758 in Künker Auction 354 (Osnabrück, | + | This specimen was lot 5758 in Künker Auction 354 (Osnabrück, Sep 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''EICHSTÄTT, BISTUM, Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757. 20 Kreuzer (1/6 Taler) 1755, Nürnberg. R Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Eichstatt|bishopric of Eichstatt]], Johann Anton II of Freyberg, 1736-57. Twenty kreuzer (sixth thaler) of 1755, Nuremberg mint. Rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins. |
''Ruling Authorities'' | ''Ruling Authorities'' | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 23 November 2025
This specimen was lot 5758 in Künker Auction 354 (Osnabrück, Sep 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"EICHSTÄTT, BISTUM, Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757. 20 Kreuzer (1/6 Taler) 1755, Nürnberg. R Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, bishopric of Eichstatt, Johann Anton II of Freyberg, 1736-57. Twenty kreuzer (sixth thaler) of 1755, Nuremberg mint. Rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
The bishopric of Eichstatt, now in Bavaria, occasionally issued coins.
Ruling Authorities
- Johann Anton II of Freyberg, prince-bishop from 1736-1757.
Obverse
- Obverse description: Crowned arms in baroque frame with sword and crosier crossed behind with mintmark in frame below, dividing value as well as mint warden's initial and mint master's initial below.
- Obverse inscription: 20 KR: / M N. L
- Obverse inscription unabridged: 20 KReuzer / Mann Nürnberg Laufer
- Obverse inscription translated: 20 Kreuzer / Mann Nuremberg Laufer
Reverse
- Reverse description: Five line description with value above and date below inside wreath of palm branches.
- Reverse inscription: 60 / EINE / FEINE / MARCK / 1755
- Reverse inscription translated: Sixty / In a / Fine / Mark / 1755
Edge
- Edge description: Engrailed.
Mintmarks
- N = Nuremberg
Mint Official Marks/Initials/Names
- M = Georg Michael Mann, mint warden at Nuremberg from 1746-1760.
- L = Carl Gotlieb Laufer, mint master at Nuremberg from 1746-1755.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6.68 g.
Catalog reference: Cahn 127, KM-70.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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