Austria (1564) 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 423, lot 33

This specimen was lot 33 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €9,000 (about US$12,744 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I., 1522-1558-1564. 1/2 Guldentaler o. J., Hall. Halber Dreikaisertaler. Die gekrönten und geharnischten Brustbilder der Kaiser Maximilian I., Karl V. und Ferdinand I., mit Vliesorden am Band, nebeneinander r.//Doppeladler, auf der Brust zweifeldiges Wappen (Kastilien/Österreich). Von größter Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 10, Wien 1972, Nr. 887. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1522-1558-1564, undated half three emperors thaler, Hall mint.)"

This extremely rare piece is not mentioned in Numista, Moser/Tursky or elsewhere. It was clearly made at the same time by the same people who made the full thaler (Dav-8053).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13,33 g.

Catalog reference: Voglh. see 45; M./T. see 165; Winter 70/1.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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