The 22nd Gut-Lynt coin auction will take place on the first weekend in October, starting on the public holiday (German Unity Day) on 3 October 2025. For the first time, more than 5,000 lots will be offered over three auction days. October 4th's selections comprise of coins and medals from antiquity to the present day. We would like to present some of the highlights here.
-Garrett
The auction on Saturday, 4 October at 9:00 a.m. (CEST) will begin, as is tradition, with ancient coins. Around 500 lots will be offered, ranging from Celtic coins to Greek and Roman coinages to issues from Byzantium and Islamic rulers. In addition to attractive individual pieces, the many well-described lots with moderate starting prices are particularly noteworthy.
Lot 2002: Celts, Germania, gold stater (rainbow bowl) circa 75-50 BC, very fine, estimate 750 euros
Lot 2007: Celts, Germania, stater circa 75-50 BC or later, almost very fine, estimate 150 euros
Lot 2011: Bruttium, Kaulonia, nomos, circa 425–420 BC, very fine, estimate €200
Lot 2109: Aeolis, Cyme, tetradrachm, circa 150-140 BC, stephanophorus type. Minted under the magistrate Metrophanes, excellent, estimate €400
Lot 2191: Roman Republic, C. Julius Caesar, denarius, late 46 BC – early 45 BC, army mint in Hispania, very fine, estimate €200
Lot 2426: Constantine X Doukas, histamenon, very fine, €250
Following this, from around 11:30 a.m. (CEST), more than 1,000 lots of German coins and medals from the Middle Ages to the 20th century will form the next section. Particularly noteworthy are the special collections ‘ROMERIKE BERGE (Part 1)' from a coin collector in Bergisch, an attractive collection of Brunswick coins, and the ‘ALSTERBLICK' collection from an old Hamburg family estate with coins from the German Empire in exquisite condition.
Lot 2506: Anhalt-Bernburg, silver medal 1693. Commemorating the resumption of mining in Harzgerode, brochure mark, very fine, estimate £170
Lot 2558: Bavaria, double thaler 1844. Feldherrenhalle, slightly rubbed, excellent, estimate £200
Lot 2726: Brunswick, city. Silver medal, 1845, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the shooting club. Peltzer collection only in bronze, fine hairline scratches, good to excellent condition, estimate €100
Lot 2732: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, taler 1607, very fine, estimate €140
Lot 2753: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, ½ taler 1608, St. Andreas yield, Müseler specimen, very fine, estimate €150
Lot 2770: Brunswick-Hanover, 24 Mariengroschen 1675, Palm Tree Gulden, Very Fine, estimate €150
Lot 2806: Brunswick-Hanover, 2/3 Taler (24 Mariengroschen) 1766, Welter zu 2817 (year missing!), extremely rare, very fine, estimate €400
Lot 2840: Brunswick-Celle, taler 1620, St. Andreas yield, very fine, estimate €150
Lot 2852: Brunswick-Celle, taler, no date (1643/48), fields smoothed, handle mark, very fine, estimate £100
Lot 2874: Teutonic Order, ½ batzen (2 kreuzer) 1623, very rare, excellent, estimate £100
Lot 2886: Frankfurt, ¼ taler 169, rare, almost very fine, estimate €100
Lot 2918: Hanau-Münzenberg, taler 1771, yield from Bieberer mines, almost excellent, €300
Lot 2939: Johanngeorgenstadt, silver medal 1904. City anniversary, minor scratches, good very fine, estimate €120
Lot 2962: Jülich-Kleve-Berg, ½ Bausche 1503, extremely rare, very fine, estimate €500
Lot 2968: Jülich-Kleve-Berg, taler 1573, rare in this condition, almost excellent, estimate 600 euros
Lot 2997: Jülich-Kleve-Berg, 2/3 taler 1750, yield from the Bergisch mines near Wildberg, fine patina, excellent, estimate 1200 euros
Lot 2999: Jülich-Kleve-Berg, ducat 1751 (changed from 1750), probably the second known specimen, excellent, estimate €7,000
Lot 3044: Lindau, silver medal 1730, Augsburg Confession, fine patina, good to excellent condition, estimate €300
Lot 3062: Mansfeld-Bornstedt. Ducat 1687. Almost excellent condition, estimate €1,500
Lot 3081: Munich, oval silver cast medal, 1930. Model workshop, Deutsches Museum. Unique item. Estimate: 250 euros
Lot 3092: Nuremberg, ducat, 1635, peace ducat, slightly wavy, almost excellent, estimate: 600 euros
Lot 3124: Papenburg, silver medal 1860, premium from the "Erste Assecuranz Compagnie", good to excellent, estimate €200
Lot 3125: Passau, diocese, taler 1779, fine patina, mint condition, estimate €2,000
Lot 3144: Saxony, Schreckenberger 1499, very rare, beautiful, estimate €800
Lot 3159: Saxony, taler 1594, handle mark, very beautiful, estimate €100
Lot 3169: Saxony, ¼ taler 1652, magnificent specimen, rare in this condition, very fine, estimate €120
Lot 3265: Stolberg-Wernigerode, taler 1760, commemorating his 50th anniversary as ruler, very fine, estimate €1,500
Lot 3266: Ulm, silver medal 1931, commemorating the death of Edmund von Marabini, historian and coin collector, slightly rubbed, very fine, estimate €100
The coin section according to Jaeger from 1871 onwards is particularly impressive due to the excellent quality of the coins in the ‘Alsterblick' collection. It contains an almost complete collection of silver coins from the German Empire, all of which are of consistently high quality.
Lot 3303: 50 pfennig 1898 A, fine patina, magnificent specimen, mint condition, estimate 250 euros
Lot 3317: Anhalt, 5 marks 1896 A, magnificent specimen, mint condition, estimate 1,800 euros
Lot 3331: Baden, 5 Mark 1891 G, without crossbar in the A of BADEN, extremely rare in this condition, fine mint condition, estimate 7,000 euros
Lot 3394: Hesse, 5 Mark 1875 H, very rare in this condition, slightly touched, proof, estimate 5,000 euros
Lot 3398: Hesse, 2 Mark 1876 H, rubbed, mint condition, estimate €4,000
Lot 3403: Hesse, 5 Mark 1891 A, excellent mint condition, estimate €2,000
Lot 3404: Hesse, 2 Mark 1891 A, front slightly touched, proof, estimate €2,500
Lot 3441: Oldenburg, 5 Mark 1900 A, dark oak patina, slightly touched, proof, estimate €2,500
Lot 3480: Reuss Older Line, 2 Mark 1899, Spotty patina, Mint condition, estimate €400
Lot 3485: Saxony. 5 Mark 1889 E, Very rare in this condition, Mint condition, estimate €3,000
Lot 3516: Saxony-Altenburg, 2 marks 1901, almost excellent, estimate €200
Lot 3527: Saxony-Meiningen, 2 marks 1902 D, magnificent specimen, mint condition, estimate €500
Lot 3548: Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, 2 marks 1898 A, magnificent specimen, proof, estimate €1,000
Lot 3658: Westphalia, 1 trillion marks 1923, matt, mint condition, estimate €500
Lot 3707: German East Africa, 15 rupees 1916, very fine, estimate €2,000
Lot 3718: First World War medals, cast iron medal, undated (1918), On the separate peace with Russia. Stamp by Dasio, very rare, excellent, estimate €50
The auction day concludes with a small series of rare art medals.
Lot 3780: Italy, bronze cast medal, undated (circa 1489), by Niccolo Fiorentino. 287.76 g. On Nonina Strozzi, later casting, almost excellent, estimate €200
Lot 3783: Italy, bronze cast medal, 1446, by Matteo de Pasti. 38.28 g. Depicting Isotta degli Atti, old, possibly contemporary cast, casting defects and perforated, almost excellent condition, estimate €300
Lot 3782: Germany, Saxony. Silver cast medal, undated (1536), by Hans Reinhart the Elder. 32.38 g. Depicting the Fall of Man and the Crucifixion, original cast with soldered applications, rare, almost excellent condition, estimate €1,000
Lot 3795: Germany, silver cast medal 1526, by Hans Schwarz. 44.39 g. Depicting Louis V, contemporary cast, extremely rare, excellent condition, estimate €1,000
The online catalogue will be available from the beginning of September on the auction platform www.auktionen.gut-lynt.de. Please remember to register in good time if you wish to bid for the first time. We accompany each auction with exclusive highlights on Instagram @muenzen_gut_lynt. Our website www.gut-lynt.de also offers previews and reviews as well as up-to-date information on auction dates and delivery deadlines.
If you have any questions about the auction, we are happy to help: simply write to info@gut-lynt.de or call us on: (+49) 02156 4874819. We look forward to hearing from you.
PS: Gut-Lynt Auction 23 is scheduled for the first weekend of Advent, 29th and 30th November 2025. Just in time for St. Nicholas Day, you can treat yourself to a gift. If you would like to part with individual items or entire collections, please do not hesitate to contact us. We offer consignors favourable terms and our passion.
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