Bohemia 1619 1/2 thaler KM-160
This specimen was lot 3078 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €10,500 (about US$14,868 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Matthias, 1608-1612-1619. 1/2 Reichstaler 1619 Kuttenberg. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, 1612-19, half thaler of 1619, Kuttenberg mint. Very scarce in this quality, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This type of 1613-19 is listed as much scarcer than the equivalent thalers from Kuttenberg (Dav-3071). Much of the minting effort likely went into the kipper issues.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 14,59 g.
Catalog reference: KM 160 (listed under Bohemia), Dietiker 499; Halacka 532.
- 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, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
Link to:
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- Bohemia 1619-CC 24 kreuzer KM-242 kipper issue of the Bohemian estates, Olmutz mint
- Bohemia 1619 24 kreuzer KM-226 kipper issue of the Bohemian estates, Prague mint
- Bohemia 1619 24 kreuzer KM-227 kipper issue of Frederick V, Joachimsthal mint
- 1619 10 ducats, Prague mint
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