Austria 1634 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1397

This specimen was lot 1397 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$971 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 1/2 Taler 1634, Wien. Selten. Vorzüglich. NGC AU58. Hübsche Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, half thaler of 1634, Vienna mint. Rare, Extremely fine, Attractively toned.)"

The SCWC notes this type of 1624-36 as fairly common. The Hall mint also struck half thalers (see KM 592.1) for Leopold V but not in 1634.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 514, Herinek 705.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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