Austria 1557 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3802 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564 Halbtaler zu 36 Kreuzer 1557. Hall. Selten. Sehr schön. Henkelspur. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, half thaler of 36 kreuzer, Hall mint. Rare. Very fine. Trace of mounting.)"
It was offered again as lot 3122 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$191 including buyer's fees). This product of the Hall mint accompanies the common thalers (such as Dav-8027) of that mint.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.882 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 14.99 g.
Catalog reference: Moser/Tursky 127.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
- Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
Link to:
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- 1556 half thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1556 half thaler, Hall mint
- 1556 thaler, Hall mint
- 1557 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1557 thaler, Klagenfurt mint
- 1558 thaler, Hall mint
- 1559 half thaler, Kuttenberg mint
- (1580-95) quarter thaler, Hall mint
- (1577-95) half thaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand
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