Austria 1622 48 kreuzer KM-311
This specimen was lot 1014 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $96. The catalog description[1] noted, "Austria. 48 Kreuzer, 1622-(h). Ferdinand II. No examples graded at PCGS. PCGS graded Very Fine Detail (Corrosion Removed). The Augustana Collection." Kipper 48 kreuzer were struck at Brünn (shown here), Klagenfurt (KM 314, 409), Olmutz (KM 316), St.-Veit (KM 410, 415), Vienna (KM 317), Graz (KM 405, 406, KM 407, 408) and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a two-thirds thaler, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.8-10.1 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-311.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.
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- Bohemia 1622 150 kreuzer KM-309 "kipperthaler", Kuttenberg mint
- 1622 thaler, Klagenfurt mint
- 1622/1 5 ducats, Vienna mint
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