Passau 1509 1/2 batzen

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Künker Auction 424, lot 624

This specimen was lot 624 in Künker Auction 424 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €340 (about US$482 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PASSAU, BISTUM Wigileus Fröschl von Marzoll, 1500-1517. 1/2 Batzen (Gröschl) 1509. Mit S * STEH * ORA - PRO NOBIS ° auf der Rückseite. RR Kl. Prägeschwäche, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Passau, Wigileus Fröschl von Marzoll, 1500-1517, half batzen of 1509, with "S * STEH * ORA - PRO NOBIS °" on the reverse. Weakly struck, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1506-10. Fifteen batzen made a thaler. The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver or billon, this specimen 1,94 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB16, Kellner 59.

Sources:

  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 424: Münster, Osnabrück, and the Peace of Westphalia | The Fuggers, Leuchtenberg, and Passau | The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast, Part 3, e.g., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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