Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2021 Auction 15-16 Jan 2021
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GERMANY. Kempten. Gold 2 Kreuzer of 1/2 Ducat Weight, 1624. NGC AU-58.
cf. KM-71 (for regular issue in silver). Weight: 1.57 gms. Off-metal striking. Struck in the name of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. Obverse: FERDINANDVS II ROM IM S AV, three coats-of-arms around in triangular fashion and with lis between; Reverse: MON NO CI CAMPIDO, imperial double eagle facing, with wings spread, crown above, and orb on breast. An incredibly unusual and seemingly UNIQUE off-metal striking, this would-be silver kreuzer is instead faithfully reproduced on a gold flan at the weight of a 1/2 Ducat. Adding further to the allure is the pedigree dating back over a century, as well as choice surface quality and brilliance. In the opinion of this cataloger, the grading level assigned would appear to be a bit conservative, though its singular nature relegates that aspect to near-frivolity.
Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2679.
cf. KM-71 (for regular issue in silver). Weight: 1.57 gms. Off-metal striking. Struck in the name of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. Obverse: FERDINANDVS II ROM IM S AV, three coats-of-arms around in triangular fashion and with lis between; Reverse: MON NO CI CAMPIDO, imperial double eagle facing, with wings spread, crown above, and orb on breast. An incredibly unusual and seemingly UNIQUE off-metal striking, this would-be silver kreuzer is instead faithfully reproduced on a gold flan at the weight of a 1/2 Ducat. Adding further to the allure is the pedigree dating back over a century, as well as choice surface quality and brilliance. In the opinion of this cataloger, the grading level assigned would appear to be a bit conservative, though its singular nature relegates that aspect to near-frivolity.
Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2679.
Ex: UBS (9/2005) Lot # 2309.
Ex: Julius Erbstein Collection (Hess - 1/1911) Lot # 16588.
Estimate: $18000.00- $24000.00