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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 21, May 24, 2020, Article 24

KÜNKER SUMMER AUCTION SALE SELECTIONS

Here's an excerpt from the press release for the Künker Summer Auction Sales 337-338, with images of some pieces that caught my eye. See the complete sale online for more. -Editor

Coins and Medals from Schleswig-Holstein: The Boyksen Collection
Lot 240 Holstein-Schauenburg triple reichstaler Lot 240 Holstein-Schauenburg triple reichstaler reverse
Lot 240

No. 32: Schleswig-Holstein. Frederick I, Danish king, 1490-1523-1533. Taler 1522, Husum. So-called Husum taler. Extremely rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros

No. 124: Holstein-Gottorp. Johann Adolf, 1590-1616, as bishop of Lübeck. Portugaleser (10 ducats) n.d., Eutin. Extremely rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 150,000 euros

No. 200: Holstein-Sonderburg. John the Younger, 1564-1622. Double reichstaler 1622, Reinfeld, commemorating John's death. Very rare. Very fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

No. 240: Holstein-Schauenburg. Adolf XIII, 1581-1601. Broad triple reichstaler 1592, Altona. Extremely rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 60,000 euros

No. 272: Holstein-Schauenburg. Justus Hermann, 1622-1635. Off-metal strike in gold of 4 ducats from the dies of the reichstaler from 1624. 2nd known specimen. Very fine. Estimate: 75,000 euros

Coins and Medals of the Counts and Princes of the House of Lippe

Lot 334 Lippe Simon Henry Reichstaler 1672 obverse Lot 334 Lippe Simon Henry Reichstaler 1672 reverse
Lot 334

No. 311: Lippe. Simon V, 1511-1536. Guldengroschen (taler) 1628, Lippstadt. So-called Köterberg taler. The only specimen on the market. Extremely fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros

No. 334: Lippe. Simon Henry, 1666-1697. Reichstaler 1672, Detmold. Extremely rare. Extremely fine +. Estimate: 30,000 euros

No. 337: Lippe. Simon Henry, 1666-1697. 5 ducats made with the dies of the ducat of 1673, Detmold. Extremely rare. Very fine +. Estimate: 40,000 euros

Mining and Yield Issues from the Dr. Werner Oschmann Collection

Lot 3400 Bavaria Maximilian II Ducat 1850 Lot 3400 Bavaria Maximilian II Ducat 1850 obverse
Lot 3400

No. 1138: Henneberg. Reichstaler 1698, Ilmenau. Yield from the mine of Ilmenau. Very rare in this quality. Almost FDC. Estimate: 2,500 euros

No. 1499: Saxony. Xavier, 1763-1768. Conventionsthaler 1765, Dresden. Award medal of the Freiberg mining academy. Rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 2,000 euros

No. 1533: Saxony. Frederick Augustus II, 1836-1854. Vereinsdoppelthaler 1841 G. Diligence medal of the Freiberg mining academy. Only 200 specimens minted. Almost FDC. Estimate: 3,000 euros

No. 3400: Bavaria. Maximilian II, 1848-1864. Ducat 1850, made of Rhine river gold. Only ca. 500 specimens minted. Extremely fine. Estimate: 2,000 euros

Coins and Medals from the German States

Lot 1332 Paderborn Reichstaler 1716 obverse Lot 1332 Paderborn Reichstaler 1716 reverse
Lot 1332

No. 753: Brunswick / City. Double reichstaler 1624. 2nd known specimen. Very fine +. Estimate: 30,000 euros

No. 1270: Lübeck / City. Reichstaler (32 schillings) 1712. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 35,000 euros

No. 1332: Paderborn / Diocese. Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht, 1704-1718. Reichstaler 1716, Neuhaus. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros

Special Collection Bavaria

Lot 3380 Bavaria Charles Albert 10 ducats 1739 obverse Lot 3380 Bavaria Charles Albert 10 ducats 1739 reverse
Lot 3380

No. 475: Bavaria. Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726. 1/2 reichstaler 1694, Munich. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 2,500 euros

No. 511: Bavaria. Charles Theodore, 1777-1799. Silver medal by A. Schäffer commemorating his predecessor, the deceased Elector Maximilian III Joseph. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 3,000 euros

No. 638: Bavaria. Ludwig I, 1825-1848. Vereinsdoppelthaler 1848. Handing over the reign to his son Maximilian. The rarest of Bavaria's "geschichtstaler" (commemorative coins of Ludwig I). Extremely fine +. Estimate: 1,500 euros

No. 3380: Bavaria. Charles Albert, 1726-1745. 10 ducats 1739, Munich. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 60,000 euros

Gold Coins and Medals from the German States

Lot 3431 Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Charles II Ducat 1825 obverse Lot 3431 Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Charles II Ducat 1825 reverse
Lot 3431

No. 3431: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Charles II, 1815-1830. Independent reign, 1823-1830. Ducat 1825. Yield of the mines in the Harz. Only 530 specimens minted. Almost FDC. Estimate: 10,000 euros

No. 3447: Wroclaw / City. Oval gold medal 1618, unsigned, commemorating champion marksman ("Vogelkönig") Nikolaus Haunoldt, councillor of Breslau (+1622). Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 10,000 euros

No. 3476: Hatzfeld. Sebastian I von Hatzfeld-Wildenburg-Krottdorf, 1569-1630. Ducat 1597 (minted in 1666), Nuremberg. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros

No. 3506: Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Frederick Franz I, 1785-1837. 2 talers (gold) 1830, Schwerin. Extremely rare. Almost FDC. Estimate: 25,000 euros

German Coins After 1871

Lot 4378 Bavaria Ludwig III Pattern 20 marks 1914 obverse Lot 4378 Bavaria Ludwig III Pattern 20 marks 1914 reverse
Lot 4378

No. 4033: Hesse. Ludwig III, 1848-1877. 2 marks 1876. Proof. Estimate: 25,000 euros

No. 4242: Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Frederick William, 1860-1904. 10 marks 1873. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros

No. 4378: Bavaria. Ludwig III, 1913-1918. Pattern of 20 marks 1914 D, with edge inscription GOTT MIT UNS ("God with us") and arabesques of the usual 20 mark pieces. Gold. With round O. Extremely rare. FDC. Estimate: 15,000 euros

World Issues

Lot 1952 France 5 francs 1848 Pattern obverse Lot 1952 France 5 francs 1848 Pattern reverse
Lot 1952

No. 3272: Holy Roman Empire. Joseph II, 1765-1790. 4 ducats 1786 A. Extremely rare. Only few specimens minted. Extremely fine. Estimate: 40,000 euros

No. 3018: France. Philip IV le Bel, 1285-1314. Masse d'or n.d. (1296). Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 10,000 euros

No. 3032: France. Louis XIII, 1610-1643. Huit louis d'or à la tête laurée 1640, Paris. Extremely rare. Very fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros

No. 1952: France. 5 francs 1848. Pattern in silver by Gayrard. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 3,500 euros

No. 3082: Great Britain. Charles I, 1625-1649. Triple Unite 1642, Oxford. Very rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros

Russian Coins and Medals: The Collection of a "Lawyer from the North"

Lot 4583 Russia Elizabeth Rouble 1757 obverse Lot 4583 Russia Elizabeth Rouble 1757 reverse
Lot 4583

No. 4583: Russia. Elizabeth, 1741-1761. Rouble 1757, Saint Petersburg. Portrait by J. Dassier. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros

No. 4640: Russia. Paul I, 1796-1801. Gold medal weighing 10 ducats n.d. (1797) by C. Leberecht commemorating Paul's coronation in Moscow. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros

No. 4704: Russia. Nicholas I, 1825-1855. 1 1/2 roubles (10 zlotychs) 1836 (minted 1836/7), Saint Petersburg. Family rouble. Only 150 specimens minted. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros

No. 4737: Russia. Alexander II, 1855-1881. Rouble 1859, Saint Petersburg. Very rare. Proof. Estimate: 20,000 euros

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Schmidt E-Sylum ad 2016-11-20


Wayne Homren, Editor

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