Estimated Price: 15,000€Duchy of Tyrol. Archduke Sigismund, the Coinrich, 1446-1496.
Dicktaler from the dies of the 1/2 guilder 1484, Hall.
Extremely rare. Fine patina, very fine +.
Summer Auction Sales 423-4256
Estimated Price: 7,500€Holy Roman Empire. Archduke Leopold V, 1619-1632.
Reichstaler n. d. (posthumous struck from 1635), Hall.
Extremely rare. Attractive piece. Extremely fine-uncirculated.
Summer Auction Sales 423-425111
Estimated Price: 25,000€Holy Roman Empire. Archduke Ferdinand Karl, 1632-1662.
5 Ducats n. d. (1646), Hall. Very rare, especially in this condition.
Attractive piece. Magnificent patina, incised value number V,
extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-425122
Estimated Price: 20,000€German States. Bishopric of Münster. Ferdinand von Bayern,
1612-1650. 5 Ducats n. d., Münster. Extremely rare.
Extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-425519
Estimated Price: 10,000€German States. Münster. Gold medal in the weight of 10 Ducats
1648, by E. Ketteler, Very rare. Attractive piece with fine golden
patina. Tiny scratches, min. bent, very fine-extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-425556
Estimated Price: 75,000€Belgium, Hainaut (Hennegau). Wilhelm IV von Bayern,
1404-1417. Angel d‘or (Thuyne d‘or) n. d., Valenciennes.
Extremely rare. Attractive piece, very fine-extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-4251009
Estimated Price: 40,000€Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand III, 1625-1637-1657.
10 Ducats 1644, Graz. Struck with the dies of the Reichstaler.
Extremely rare. Very attractive piece with fine golden toning.
Min. tooling marks at the edge, tiny scratches, extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-4251393
Estimated Price: 4,000€Belgium. The spanish Netherlands. Leopold Wilhelm,
Archduke of Austria, 1647-1656. Wearable silver cast medal
n. d., by A. Waterloos,Extremely rare. Sharp original cast.
Nice patina, extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-4251602
Estimated Price: 15,000€Netherlands, Groningen. Engraved silver medal 1672, unsigned,
by Jan de Fries, Extremely rare. Magnificent,
finely chiseled work, extremely fine.
Summer Auction Sales 423-4251735
Estimated Price: 15,000€Republic of China. 1 Dollar year 18 (1929). Sun Yat-Sen.
Pattern in silver, made in the USA. PCGS SP 63. Min. scratches,
extremely fine-uncirculated.
Summer Auction Sales 423-4251813
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Just One of Many Highlights in Künker’s Summer Auction Sales: The Wohnlich Collection with Coins from Tyrol

Künker
Auctions 423-425
Coins
3-5 July 2025
D-Osnabrück

Künker’s Summer Auction Sales may only last three days, but these three days are packed with numismatic highlights. On Thursday, 3 July, 224 coins and medals from Tyrol will be on offer, including testimonies to the creation of the first taler as well as extremely important representative pfennigs of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. They are from the collection of engineer Hermann Wohnlich and will be presented in a separate catalog (Auction 423).

Another catalog is dedicated to the third part of the collection of a German manufacturer and history enthusiast, presenting first-class issues from Münster, Osnabrück and Passau, as well as some pieces of the Fugger family and the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg (Auction 424).

The general catalog with world coins and medals from the Middle Ages to the present day includes, among other things, the collection of the Mohr family with many gold coins and an extensive series of the finest medals.

The eLive Premium Auction 426, taking place on 7 and 8 July 2025, will be the subject of a separate auction preview.

Lot No. 6: Tyrol. Sigismund ‘rich in coins’. Dicktaler from the dies of the 1/2 guldiner of 1484, Hall. Wohnlich Collection. Extremely rare. Very fine +. Estimate: 15,000 euros.

Lot No. 6: Tyrol. Sigismund ‘rich in coins’. Dicktaler from the dies of the 1/2 guldiner of 1484, Hall. Wohnlich Collection. Extremely rare. Very fine +. Estimate: 15,000 euros.

Lot No. 15: Tyrol. Maximilian I. Guldiner n.d. (1508), Hall. Kaiserguldiner (emperor guldiner) Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros.

Lot No. 15: Tyrol. Maximilian I. Guldiner n.d. (1508), Hall. Kaiserguldiner (emperor guldiner) Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros.

Lot No. 117: Ferdinand Charles. 3 ducats, 1642, Hall. Extremely rare, probably the only specimen in private possession. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros.

Lot No. 117: Ferdinand Charles. 3 ducats, 1642, Hall. Extremely rare, probably the only specimen in private possession. Extremely fine. Estimate: 15,000 euros.

Lot No. 122: Ferdinand Charles. 5 ducats n.d. (1646), Hall. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros.

Lot No. 122: Ferdinand Charles. 5 ducats n.d. (1646), Hall. Very rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros.

Auction 423: The Hermann Wohnlich Collection – Coins and Medals from Tyrol

Like many other Germans, the engineer Hermann Wohnlich began to collect coins in the 1970s. He bought his first coin himself at the first auction of the newly established coin shop “Gießener Münzhandlung”. It was a gold gulden of Archduke Sigismund called ‘rich in coins’ of Tyrol. Having established the topic of his collection, Hermann Wohnlich developed into a dedicated coin enthusiast who acquired his coins from all over the numismatic world.

Hermann Wohnlich worked as the manager of a successful specialty paper printing company, a job that required him to move to Hesse in 1953, which was far from his beloved home of Oberaudorf in the Inntal valley. Collecting coins from Tyrol gave him the opportunity to keep in touch with his home region. Being a member of the active Tyrolean Numismatic Society and a regular at their events provided him with many reasons to travel to Hall and Innsbruck on various occasions, especially after Hermann Wohnlich returned to Oberaudorf after his retirement.

In almost forty years of collecting, Hermann Wohnlich had the opportunity to place bids for outstanding Tyrolean pieces at many important auction sales. This becomes evident on every page of catalog 423, which presents the magnificent rarities of this ensemble. It covers Tyrolean coinage, beginning with Count Meinhard II, and an example of his popular zwanziger, from which the kreuzer took its name. It ends with Tyrol’s becoming part of the Austrian Empire and some 20th-century medals.

The time frame is represented by a breathtaking variety of 224 lots of the most beautiful coins created by the mint in Hall. For collectors interested in monetary history, this catalog is an absolute must, as it contains all the precursors and early forms of the first taler – then called guldiner. But Hermann Wohnlich’s collection of representative pfennigs is also very impressive and fascinating to see for any collector interested in art history. This catalog perfectly covers the variety of coinage commissioned by Maximilian I. But we can also see the much rarer representative talers of his successor Ferdinand I as well as evidence from the early days of machine-made coins produced with the rolling mill.

As an engineer, the collector paid particular attention to the perfect minting of the coins and medals he acquired. He had a good eye for this, which is why the collection stands out for its consistent quality. Many pieces are characterized by their wonderful patina – and there is a comment for every single coin mentioning the place where Hermann Wohnlich bought it.

Lot No. 510: Münster / Bishopric. Ferdinand of Bavaria. 5 ducats, 1638, Münster. Extremely rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 35,000 euros.

Lot No. 510: Münster / Bishopric. Ferdinand of Bavaria. 5 ducats, 1638, Münster. Extremely rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 35,000 euros.

Lot No. 513: Münster / Bishopric. Ferdinand of Bavaria. 1 1/2 reichstalerklippe, 1638, Münster. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros

Lot No. 513: Münster / Bishopric. Ferdinand of Bavaria. 1 1/2 reichstalerklippe, 1638, Münster. Extremely rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros

Lot No. 537: Münster / Bishopric. Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg. 1694 broad triple reichstaler, Münster. Extremely rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros.

Lot No. 537: Münster / Bishopric. Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg. 1694 broad triple reichstaler, Münster. Extremely rare. About extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros.

Lot No. 560 Peace of Westphalia. 1748 gold medal of 8 ducats, by P. P. Werner, Nuremberg, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia. Extremely rare. About FDC. Estimate: 25,000 euros.

Lot No. 560 Peace of Westphalia. 1748 gold medal of 8 ducats, by P. P. Werner, Nuremberg, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia. Extremely rare. About FDC. Estimate: 25,000 euros.

Lot No. 563: Osnabrück / Bishopric. Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg. Broad double reichstaler n. d. (around 1637), Münster. Extremely rare. Very fine. Estimate: 20,000 euros.

Lot No. 563: Osnabrück / Bishopric. Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg. Broad double reichstaler n. d. (around 1637), Münster. Extremely rare. Very fine. Estimate: 20,000 euros.

Lot No. 663: Passau / Bishopric. Joseph Dominikus von Lamberg. 6 ducats, 1753, Vienna, commemorating his golden jubilee of priesthood. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine / Extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Lot No. 663: Passau / Bishopric. Joseph Dominikus von Lamberg. 6 ducats, 1753, Vienna, commemorating his golden jubilee of priesthood. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine / Extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Auction 424: The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast – Part 3 Münster, Osnabrück and the Peace of Westphalia, the Fugger family, Leuchtenberg and Passau

Are you fascinated by multiple gold and silver coins? In that case, you should take a close look at this catalog. For the third part of the collection of a German manufacturer and history enthusiast contains numerous impressive representatives of the coins that were once used as diplomatic gifts in order to establish and maintain personal connections.

The catalog covers various topics. One of them is the coinage of the bishopric of Münster, starting with Heinrich von Schwarzburg (1466-1496) and ending with the sede vacante of 1801. This ensemble is complemented by issues commemorating the Peace of Westphalia of Münster and Osnabrück, as well as some issues from the neighboring bishopric of Osnabrück.

A particularly interesting topic is that of the coins issued by the Fugger family, who famously started out as a merchant dynasty from Augsburg and went on to own several counties as members of the nobility. In this capacity they minted coins. A small series of their issues is part of this catalog.

There is also a small run of early issues from the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg that were created before the territory came under the control of the Wittelsbach dynasty.

The catalog concludes with an impressive overview of the coinage of the bishops of Passau. To this day, the city on the Danube and Inn rivers is dominated by the clergy. St. Stephen’s Cathedral towers over the old town, which has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in northern Bavaria. Passau’s magnificent coins give an idea of the power behind the baroque splendor that attracts visitors from all over the world today.

 Lot No. 1007: Belgium. Francis I. 10 souverains d’or, 1751, Antwerp. Very rare. About FDC. MS 63. Estimate: 150,000 euros.

Lot No. 1007: Belgium. Francis I. 10 souverains d’or, 1751, Antwerp. Very rare. About FDC. MS 63. Estimate: 150,000 euros.

 Lot No. 1009: Belgium / Hainaut. William IV of Bavaria, 1404-1417. Angel d’or (Thuyne d’or) n.d., Valenciennes. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 75,000 euros

Lot No. 1009: Belgium / Hainaut. William IV of Bavaria, 1404-1417. Angel d’or (Thuyne d’or) n.d., Valenciennes. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 75,000 euros

Lot No. 1129: Italy / Vatican. Clement IX, 1667-1669. Quadrupla n.d., Rome. Extremely rare. About FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Lot No. 1129: Italy / Vatican. Clement IX, 1667-1669. Quadrupla n.d., Rome. Extremely rare. About FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Lot No. 1251: Zürich / City. 4 ducats, 1624. Very rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Lot No. 1251: Zürich / City. 4 ducats, 1624. Very rare. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Lot No. 1258: Spain. Carlos III. 1759 gold medal, Madrid, unsigned, celebrating his proclamation as King of Spain. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros

Lot No. 1258: Spain. Carlos III. 1759 gold medal, Madrid, unsigned, celebrating his proclamation as King of Spain. Very rare. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 25,000 euros

Lot No. 1393: HRE. Ferdinand III. 10 ducats, 1644, Graz. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 40,000 euros.

Lot No. 1393: HRE. Ferdinand III. 10 ducats, 1644, Graz. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 40,000 euros.

Lot No. 1415: HRE. Joseph II. 4 ducats, 1619 A, Vienna. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

Lot No. 1415: HRE. Joseph II. 4 ducats, 1619 A, Vienna. Extremely rare. Extremely fine. Estimate: 30,000 euros.

 Lot No. 1494: Brandenburg – Prussia. William I. Gold medal of 120 ducats, 1871, by E. Weigand and F. W. Kullrich. General’s medal commemorating the victory over France. Only 25 specimens minted. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 60,000 euros.

Lot No. 1494: Brandenburg – Prussia. William I. Gold medal of 120 ducats, 1871, by E. Weigand and F. W. Kullrich. General’s medal commemorating the victory over France. Only 25 specimens minted. Very fine to extremely fine. Estimate: 60,000 euros.

Lot No. 1696: Italy / Milan. Francesco II Sforza, 1521-1535. Silver medal n.d. (later issue, probably from the 18th century). Very fine. About extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros.

Lot No. 1696: Italy / Milan. Francesco II Sforza, 1521-1535. Silver medal n.d. (later issue, probably from the 18th century). Very fine. About extremely fine. Estimate: 50,000 euros.

Lot No. 2580: German New Guinea. 20 New Guinean marks, 1895. Only 1,500 specimens minted. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 50,000 euros.

Lot No. 2580: German New Guinea. 20 New Guinean marks, 1895. Only 1,500 specimens minted. Extremely fine to FDC. Estimate: 50,000 euros.

Catalog 425: World Coins and Medals

Auction 425 begins on the afternoon of 3 July 2025 with world coins and medals from the Middle Ages to the present day. With more than 1,600 lots, the extensive catalog has something to offer for almost every collector. For example, the catalog presents the collection of the Mohr family, containing a wealth of fascinating gold coins from all over the world.

Some of the most spectacular pieces are featured in our preview, but there are also many interesting coins in the mid-price range, and collectors interested in medals in particular will make exciting discoveries.

Of course, as we have come to expect from Künker, catalog 425 offers a rich selection of German coins minted after 1871.