Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1685-FK 6 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 2664 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$595 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, Grafschaft. Ludwig Gottfried, 1685-1728. 1/8 Taler 1685, Schillingsfürst. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Germany, county of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, Louis Gottfried, 1685-1728, one-eighth thaler of 1685, Schillingsfurst mint. Very rare, Very fine.)"
We believe the normally accurate auction cataloguers made several errors on this lot. The coins is marked "VI", making it a six kreuzer, not an eighth thaler. The ruler is mentioned as "LVD:GUST:", namely Ludwig Gustav, count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst, 1656-97, not Ludwig Gottfried, count of Hohenlohe-Pfedelbach, 1685-1728, who does not appear to have issued this denomination. Still, a rare type.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.07 g.
Catalog reference: KM 18, Albrecht 249 a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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