Austria 1527 12 kreuzer

Sincona Auction 103, lot 805

This specimen was lot 805 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$381 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand I. 1521-1564. Pfundner 1527, Wien. Münzmeister Thomas Beheim. Gutes sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 51, Zürich, Oktober 2018, Los 3698. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, pfundner of 1527, Vienna mint. Good Very Fine)"

The pfunder was 12 kreuzer or one-fifth of an early thaler. This type was struck 1527, 1530, 1532 and 1535-36. Other pfundners were struck at Klagenfurt and Hall.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.8 g, silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 5.69 g.

Catalog reference: Markl 84a var. MzA 10.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

Links to:

• 1526 12 kreuzer (pfundner), Vienna mint
• (1531-48) quarter thaler, Vienna mint
• (1531-48) half thaler, Vienna mint
• (1531-48) thaler, Vienna mint
• 1533 12 kreuzer (pfundner), Graz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1527