Austria 1570 1/2 guldenthaler

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4674

This specimen was lot 4674 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,789 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maximilian II., 1564-1576. 1/2 Guldentaler (30 Kreuzer) 1570, Wien. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Exemplar der Slg. Karl Hollschek, Sonder-Münzenauktion, Austria in Nummis, 1. Teil, Wien, Februar 1956, Nr. 198. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II, 1564-76, half guldenthaler or thirty kreuzer of 1570, Vienna mint. Extremely rare, handsome patina, very fine.)"

At this time, the half gulden or thirty kreuzer was five-twelfths of a thaler. this one is shown in Numista for 1570 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12.06 g, silver, this specimen 12,10 g.

Catalog reference: M. z. A. S. 55.

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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