Bohemia 1559 1/2 thaler KM-MB128
This specimen was lot 1930 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,886 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564. 1/2 Taler 1559, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Matej Lidl und Ludvik Karel. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Kratzer. Exemplar der Auktion Künker 194, Osnabrück, September 2011, Los 2757. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, half thaler of 1559, Kuttenberg mint. Rare, Very Fine, Small scratch.)"
This type was struck 1559-60 at Prague, Joachimsthal and Kuttenberg (shown here). Quarter thalers also exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.882 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 14.10 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB128, Dietiker 97.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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