Regensburg 1774-GCB 1/2 thaler KM-421
This specimen was lot 3298 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS JOSEF II., 1765-1790. Kurant- und Scheidemünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Josef II. ½ Konv.-Taler 1774, mit Titel Josefs II. Münzmeister Georg Christoph Busch. Stempelschneider Johann Nikolaus Körnlein. Mit großem Kopf. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, leicht justiert, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (city of Regensburg, convention half thaler of 1773, struck in the name of Joseph II, with large head. Cabinet example, lightly adjusted, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in 1774 with variations in the emperor's portrait, including KM 421 (cartoon portrait, shown here) and KM 422 (small bust).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 14,06 g.
Catalog reference: KM 421, Beckenbauer 7203 (this example); Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4890.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
Link to:
- 1773-GCB thaler
- 1774-GCB 20 kreuzer, without branches around eagle
- 1774-B 20 kreuzer, with branches around eagle
- 1774-GCB half thaler, good portrait of Joseph II
- 1774-GCB thaler, small bust of Joseph II
- 1774-GCB thaler, cartoon portrait of Joseph II
- 1775-B 20 kreuzer
- 1775-GCB thaler
- 1775 thaler, city view reverse
- Coins and currency dated 1774