Austria 1624 1/2 thaler KM-261
This specimen was lot 74149 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. 1/2 Taler, 1624. Vienna Mint. Ferdinand II. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. Despite some minor cleaning, this example remains an enticing representative of the emission." This type was struck 1620-24 with a large ruffed collar. While the print edition of the SCWC shows the correct photo for this type, confusingly, the NGC online guide shows a photo of KM 447. Other half thalers for 1624 include KM 514 (Vienna mint, small collar), KM 447 (archduke Leopold), KM 446 (Graz mint) and KM 513 (St. Polten mint).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-261; Herinek-688; Hahn-59.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- 1620 half thaler, Vienna mint
- 1621 half thaler, Vienna mint
- 1623 half thaler, Hall mint, archduke Leopold
- 1624 10 kreuzer, Hall mint
- 1624 quarter thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 half thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 half thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624-BZ half thaler, Neisse mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Breslau mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Neisse mint
- 1624 thaler, St.-Veit mint
- 1624 thaler, Hall mint
- 1624 thaler klippe, Hall mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, short bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, half-length bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Ensisheim mint
- 1624 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624 thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624-B thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624-B HG thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624 thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1624 double thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 half thaler, Vienna mint
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