The Imperial Collection
June 2, 2026
On 23 June 2026, the first part of the Hohenzollern coin collection will go under the hammer. The Osnabrück-based auction house Künker will be auctioning coins and medals formerly owned by the Kings of Prussia and the Emperor of Germany. We present a selection of particularly special items and explain what the coins in the collection reveal about the character of Emperor Wilhelm I.
Coin collecting is a hobby fit for kings. That is a standard phrase I often use when I tell people how coin collecting came to become so widespread across the globe. Rulers began collecting when humanists presented their patrons with coins of Roman emperors to teach them how a true prince ought to conduct himself.
From Coin Weekly