Bavaria 1525 10 kreuzer

Künker sale 335, lot 3378

This specimen was lot 3378 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,449 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Wilhelm IV. und Ludwig, 1516-1545. 10 Kreuzer (1/4 Taler) 1525, München. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Bavaria, William IV and Louis, 1516-45, ten kreuzer or quarter thaler of 1525, Munich mint. Of great rarity, nice patina, very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 4.84 g.

Catalog reference: Hahn 26.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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