Bohemia 1613 1/2 thaler KM-160
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This specimen was lot 53724 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. 1/2 Taler, 1613. Kuttenberg Mint. Matthias II. NGC VF Details--Mount Removed. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1612-19; another half thaler (KM 159) was struck in the same period for Rudolf II. Both are rare. Kuttenberg, now Kutná Hora, in Bohemia, was run by the Hapsburgs as a branch mint. The town was devastated during the Thirty Years War and the mines fell into ruin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-160 (formerly KM-1054).
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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