Austria (1531-48) 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 5493 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I. 1522-1558-1564. 1/4 Taler o. J. Wien. Äußerst selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtvolle Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1522-64, undated quarter thaler, Vienna mint. Very rare in this quality, superb patina, extremely fine.)"
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. It is very similar to this quarter thaler from Linz but has different arms at the bottom of the reverse and a different privy mark at the top.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7.02 g.
Catalog reference: Markl 64.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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- (1531-47) quarter thaler, Linz mint
- (1531-48) half thaler, Vienna mint
- (1531-48) thaler, Linz mint
- Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009 Vienna mint
- Bohemia 1544 thaler Dav-8048, Kuttenberg mint
- Austria (1546-50) 1/4 thaler Hall mint
- Bohemia 1548 thaler Dav-8049, Kuttenberg mint
- 1549 3 kreuzer, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1531