Austria 1533-Graz 12 kreuzer

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4662

This specimen was lot 4662 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,127 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I., 1522-1558-1564. Pfundner 1533, Graz. Mit + FERDINAND · D · G · ROM · HVNG · RX in der Vorderseitenumschrift. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Hübsche Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1522-1558-1564, pfundner of 1533, Graz mint. Very rare date, handsome patina, small edge defect on the obverse, very fine.)"

Numista shows pfundners (twelve kreuzer) for Ferdinand from Linz (1530-34), Klagenfurt (1527-36) and Graz (1533 only). Others are known from Vienna and Hall. They have a common obverse but different arms on the reverse. Its face value was one-fifth of a thaler, not one-eighth as stated by Numista.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.6-5.8 g, silver, 27-28 mm diameter, this specimen 5,70 g.

Catalog reference: Markl 1802 var.

Sources:

  • 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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