KUENKER AUCTION SALE 418, PART ONE

Künker, Osnabrück
Auction 418
Berlin, 29 January 2025

Künker to Kick Off the Numismatic Year with a Bang

701 lots with a total estimate of 10 million euros: anyone who can do the math knows what that means. Künker presents its flagship sale, which – as always – will be held in the context of the World Money Fair. The highlights of several collections will be sold at this auction. Look forward to rarities from the time of the Thirty Years' War and from the world of medals. The spectrum ranges from a portrait denarius of Charlemagne to gold multiples and gnadenpfennigs. No matter what you collect, the catalog is well worth a look – even if you cannot afford to purchase all these treasures. Of course, the estimates reflect the importance of these pieces and are therefore mostly in the four-figure range. Other estimates are in the three-, five-, and six-figure range.

But no matter your budget, if you love coins, you will surely be delighted to see such rare pieces in such perfect quality!

Minted History of the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia

The auction begins with the second part of the collection of a German manufacturer and history enthusiast comprising coins and medals from the time of the Thirty Years' War. The first part of this collection was successfully auctioned by Künker on 23 September 2024 as part of auction 410. The 436 lots had an estimate of 4.25 million euros and sold for 7.5 million euros. This did not come as a surprise to connoisseurs: gold coins and multiple talers of perfect quality are currently fetching record prices. It would therefore not be surprising, if the top pieces of this collection, which will now be offered in the second part, generated considerably more than their estimate of 3.3 million euros. Experts will appreciate the many rarities, the multiple talers and multiple ducats! Any writer tasked with selecting individual pieces to highlight in an auction preview will be spoilt for choice! But allow me to make things easier and let a few images speak for themselves.

No. 8: Poland. Sigismund III, 1587-1632. 10 ducats, 1629, Bydgoszcz. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 150,000 euros

No. 10: Poland / Gdansk. 8 ducats, 1644. Extremely rare. About FDC. Estimate: 150,000 euros

No. 16: Switzerland / Basel. 10 ducats, (1st half of the 17th century). Extremely rare. Extremely fine +. Estimate: 75,000 euros

No. 23: HRE. Frederick of the Palatinate, 1619-1621. 10 ducats, 1620, Prague. Very rare. Very fine +. Estimate: 100,000 euros

No. 39: German States. Brandenburg. George William, 1619-1640. Quadruple reichstaler, 1628, Königsberg. Probably the only known specimen in private possession. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 60,000 euros

No. 53: Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Christian, 1611-1633. Gold löser of 20 ducats n.d. (1611-1633), Winsen (Luhe). Probably unique. About extremely fine. Estimate: 250,000 euros

No. 82: Saxony. John George I, 1615-1656. 18 ducats, 1627, Dresden. The only known specimen. Extremely fine +. Estimate: 100,000 euros

No. 86: Holstein-Schauenburg. Ernst III, 1601-1622. 10 ducats n.d Altona. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros

No. 89: Albrecht von Wallenstein. 10 ducats, 1631, Jicín. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 100,000 euros

Please note that, unlike previous years, the auction will not take place on the Thursday before the World Money Fair, but on the Wednesday, 29 January 2025!

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