Austria 1694-IA 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 406, lot 4565

This specimen was lot 4565 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,100 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/4 Reichstaler 1694, IA, Graz. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, quarter thaler of 1694, Graz mint. Very scarce in this quality, handsome patina, planchet defect on edge, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

A one year type along with a fifteen kreuzer (1/6 thaler).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1376, Herinek 859.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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