Austria 1557 thaler Dav-8022

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Künker sale 293, lot 1536

This specimen was lot 1536 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I. 1522-1558-1564. Reichsguldiner (72 Kreuzer) 1557, Klagenfurt. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 8, Dortmund 1997, Nr. 1883. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1522-64, guldiner of 1557, Klagenfurt mint. Fine toning, extremely fine.)"

This type of 1557-58 shows the king (he did not become emperor until 1558) with a beard, which he adopted in the 1550's and wore until his death in 1564.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-8022; Markl 1505 leicht var.; Voglh. 51 I.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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