Austria 1628 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 335, lot 4662

This specimen was lot 4662 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €300 (about US$393 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. 1/2 Reichstaler 1628, Wien. R Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1628, Vienna mint. Scarce, handsome patina, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1624-37 and is the most common half thaler of the reign. Altho half thalers were struck at St. Polten, Graz and Hall, this seems to have been the only one issued in 1628.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14.10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 514, Herinek 699 a.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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