1 Thaler - Wilhelm of Rosenberg

Reverse

Saint Christopher holding infant Jesus on right shoulder and staff in left hand, lettering around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MONETA:NOVA:ARGEN:REICHSTEIN:87

Engraver: Matyáš Kauerhase

Comment

Bibliography: Valdštejn 1793, p. 434, no. 197; Appel 1805, p. 104, pl. VII, no.
815; Hanka 1837, no. 10; Miltner – Neumann 1852–70 not listed; Ernst
1876 (description of specimen in Vienna and mention of another in
Montenuovo Collection); Saurma 1883 not listed; Donebauer 1888 not
listed; Friedensburg – Seger 1901 not listed; Nohejlová 1953; Polívka
1965; Kopicki 1983 not listed; Záplata 1994, no. 19a.

Collections: Prague National Museum H5-35.695 (AR – 42·4 mm – 28·27 g –
probably from Valdštejn Collection); Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum
128.521 (AR – 42·9 mm and trace – 29·03 g – bought in 1875 from Dr.
Missong for 300 florins).

KH 29. 2 Variety with WILHELM:REGIR:D – ·HAVS:ROSENB:
Bibliography: Hanka 1837 not listed; Miltner – Neumann 1852–70 not
listed; Saurma 1883 not listed; Donebauer 1888 not listed; Friedensburg
– Seger 1901, no. 2506 (from Berlin Münzkabinett); Kopicki 1983 not
listed; Záplata 1994, no. 19b.

KH 29.3 Variety with MONETA:NOVA:ARGENT:REICHSTEIN:87
Bibliography: Hanka 1837 not listed; Miltner – Neumann 1852–70 not listed;
Saurma 1883, no. 19, Donebauer 1888 not listed; Friedensburg – Seger
1901 not listed; Kopicki 1983, no. 697; Záplata 1994, no. 19c.

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