Austria (1531-48) 1/2 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 40533

This specimen was lot 40533 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 1/2 Taler, ND (1521-64). Vienna Mint. Ferdinand I. NGC AU-58. From the Augustana Collection." This coin is undated but is likely from Ferdinand's tenure as king of Rome (1531-58) but issued before he adopted a beard in 1548.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Markl-58/60.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• Austria (1521-64) thaler Dav-8030 Hall mint
• 1526 pfundner or 12 kreuzer, Vienna mint
• (1531-48) quarter thaler, Vienna mint
• Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8014 Linz mint
• Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009 Vienna mint
• Austria (1546-50) 1/4 thaler Hall mint
• Coins and currency dated 1531