Austria 1628 1/4 thaler

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4737

This specimen was lot 4737 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €420 (about US$578 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. 1/4 Reichstaler 1628, Wien. R Feine Patina, Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, quarter thaler of 1628, Vienna mint. Rare, fine patina, edge defects, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1627-36. Most Austrian quarter thalers are rare; this one is only scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 7,05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 672, Herinek 870 a/870.

Sources:

  • 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]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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