1 Pfennig - John Frederick Charles of Ostein
Features
| Issuer |
State of Erfurt
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince-archbishop |
John Frederick Charles of Ostein (Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein) (1743-1763)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1759-1760 |
| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.1 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 49021 |
| References | KM# 297 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). Roland Gräßler; 2003. Die Erfurter Münzprägung des Erzbistums Mainz von 1756 - 1802 = The Erfurt Coinage of the Archbishopric of Mainz from 1756 to 1802. Self-published. |
Obverse
Crowned arms in baroque frame with greyhound at left of arms. Legend around.
Lettering: I · F · C · D · G · S · S · M · A · E · S · R · I · P · G · A · C · P · E · E · W ·
Unabridged legend: Iohannes Fridericus Carolus Dei Gratia Sacrae Sedis Moguntinae Archi Episcopus Sacri Romani Imperii Per Germaniam Archi Cancellarius Princeps Elector Episcopus Wormatiensis
Reverse
Four-line inscription with denomination, SM (for Scheide Munz), and date.
Lettering:
✥ 1 ✥
PFENNIG
S ● M
1760
Mint
Erfurt, GermanyComments
This type is listed under Mainz in KM and under Erfurt in Schön DM and Gräßler.
Gräßler lists many variations of this type: Gräßler# 62 to Gräßler# 62.7 (1759) and Gräßler# 107 to Gräßler# 107.2 (1760).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1759 | 85% | ||||||||||||||
| 1760 | 38% | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 86
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