The New York Sale 2026 Ancient & World

A SPECIALIZED OFFERING OF SIEGE COINAGE

Bohemia

1602 Francis II (1792-1806). Tyn and Vltravou (Tyn an der Moldau). 5 Kreuzer (27.62 gm), 1799. Lead. Uniface. So Called ‘Goat Coin’ as these pieces were supposedly used by soldiers to pay for goats. Date stamp, two KR stamps, Arms, MILIT, numeral value stamp and KR stamp (Herber 17). Some have called these pieces dubious and fantasies, however, pieces have been unearthed at the site of the Battle of Austerlitz. Trivial deposits. Extremely Fine.

$400

France

2x

1603 Bishopric of Strasbourg. Johann Georg v. Brandenburg-Jägerndorf (1592-1604). ‘Bishops War’. Siege of Strasbourg, 1592. Silver 80 Kreuzer Klippe (28.31 gm), 1592. Uniface. Triplex Arms of Johann Georg, date across (Korchnak 561; Maillet pl. CII, 1; Brause-Namsfeld Tf.25.1-3; MB 200; E&L 447). Some weakness upper left. Slate gray. Near Extremely Fine. Following the death of Bishop Johann IV, Catholic and Protestant parties each put forth their own successor. – the Protestants choosing Johann Georg of Brandenburg, while the Catholics opted for Charles of Lorraine. At the beginning of 1592, Charles besieged the Protestant-leaning Strasbourg, sparking the Bishops War.

$500

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