Major Auction of Historical Coins and Medals in Berlin
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Major Auction of Historical Coins and Medals in Berlin
Notizia pubblicata in rete il 29/01/2009 09:00,
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BERLIN, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, February
5th, 2009, the Künker Auction House will be holding an
auction of high-value historical coins and medals in
Berlin's Estrel Convention Center. The 38th World Money
Fair, which is the world's largest coin exhibition,
begins a day later in the same location (February 6th
to 8th, 2009).
Up for auction are approximately 1,522 lots with an
estimated overall value of nearly three million Euros.
Articles on offer include a host of numismatic treasures,
some of which are exceptionally rare. Many of the lots
date from the Russian Tsardom (estimated
value: approximately 1.3 million Euros), while others
originate from mediaeval and modern European gold and
silver mints (estimated value: 1.2 million Euros). An
extensive range of Austrian and German mining coins and
medals will also be auctioned in single lots (estimated
value: approximately 233,000 Euros) as well as Silesian
coins (estimated value: 138,000 Euros).
Highlights
The highlights include an exceedingly rare, gold 50
ducat Polish coin dating from 1658, which will have a
starting price of 100,000 Euros. The obverse side of
this coin displays the likeness of the Polish king
Johann Kasimir, while the reverse side depicts the
liberation of the Polish city of Torun on the River
Vistula from the occupying Swedish army.
About the Kuenker Auction House
Künker was founded as a coin dealership in 1971 and
is now firmly established as one of the leading
European auction houses for coins and medals. More
than 10,000 clients from all over the world place
their trust in Künker. The auction house has its
headquarters in Osnabrück (Germany) and also has
branches in Berlin, Munich and Zurich.
Further information is available at http://www.kuenker.de .
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