Estimate: 20.000 EuroBrandenburg.
Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector.
Ducat 1686 LCS, Berlin.
Extremely rare.
Attractive piece.36
Estimate: 50.000 EuroBavaria.
Maximilian II.
Ducat 1855.
Only a few pieces are known.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.105
Estimate: 125.000 EuroBrunswick-Bevern.
Ferdinand Albrecht I.
Löser in the weight of 4 Reichstalers 1670, Clausthal.
Extremely rare.
Attractive piece.135
Estimate: 100.000 EuroLippe.
Friedrich Adolf.
5 Ducats 1711, Detmold.
Only known piece.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.184
Estimate: 50.000 EuroCity of Nuremberg.
10 Ducats 1630.
Extremely rare.
Extremely fine.198
Estimate: 40.000 EuroCity of Regensburg.
6 Ducats, n. d. (1765-1790), with the title of Joseph II.
NGC MS 62 PL.
Extremely rare.
Attractive piece from polished dies.
Almost uncirculaed.251
Estimate: 125.000 EuroHolstein-Gottorp.
Johann Adolf, 1590-1616.
Portugalöser (10 ducats) n.d., Eutin.
Extremely rare and of particular
significance in monetary history.
Attractive piece.295
Estimate: 200.000 EuroRDR.
Leopold I, 1657-1705.
20 Ducats, n. d. (after 1666), Hall,
by M. König.
Extremely rare.
Almost extremely fine.376
Estimate: 125.000 EuroArchbishopric of Salzburg.
20 Ducats 1687.
NGC AU 58.
Extremely rare.
Extremely fine.423
Estimate: 40.000 EuroVienna.
Salvator medal in the weight of 24 Ducats,
n. d. (after 1843), by K. Lange.
NGC PF 61.
Extremely rare.
Proof.431

Archive: People and Markets

The Fascinating World of Insects and Minting Errors: The Misaligned Stag Beetle

A year ago, the paint on coins from the “Fascinating World of Insects” series began to flake off. Now, new anomalies have surfaced—ones that experts find only partially explainable.

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Conference on Ancient Coin Legends in Munich 2025

The conference “Ancient coin legends: composition, design, lexicography, and framing potential” will take place from 26 to 28 June 2025 in Munich, Residenz (Bavarian Academy of Science).

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Lady Liberty meets Britannia – a special moment for coin collectors and bullion investors. Photo: Royal Mint / US Mint

Two Powerful Women – a Premiere in Gold and Silver

The British Royal Mint and the United States Mint collaborated to create a joint issue combining the well-known coin motifs of Lady Liberty and Britannia. They went all the way and had the chief engravers of both mints group up for a one-of-a-kind partnership.

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69th ANS Summer Seminar 2025 – Open for Applications

The American Numismatic Society has announced the dates of its Summer Seminar 2025. With the support of this year’s visiting scholar, Professor John Ma, the eight-week program will offer lectures and workshops on numismatic methods, theories, and history.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Numismatic Issues Concerning Health, Medicine and Women in Times of Covid, Part 3: Personifications of Health and Medicine

Over the course of the Covid pandemic, health care professionals have attracted increased media attention. Gabriele Sturm examined the question of how women in health care professions were depicted on coins in the past, and how they are represented today. The last part of this series deals with personifications of health care and medicine.

The Suffering of Leiden – A Siege During the Dutch Revolt

The third part of the Beuth Collection that Künker offers in Auction 420 contains many historically interesting emergency and siege coins. They were issued by the Dutch towns besieged by Spain during the 80 Years' War. One of these towns was Leiden, which to this day commemorates the end of the siege every year with a festival.
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