Austria 1556 thaler Dav-8027

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50314

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This specimen was lot 50314 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $852. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler of 72 Kreuzer, 1556. Hall Mint. NGC AU-50. Ferdinand I (1521-64)." This particular type is a very early thaler, struck 1556-58, and is a product of the Hall mint in Tyrol.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-8027.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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