Bohemia 1624 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 1519 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$470 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand II. 1618-1637. 1/2 Taler 1624, Prag. Münzmeister Hans Suttner (1623-1625). Sehr schön. Kratzer im Feld. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, half thaler of 1624, Prague mint. Very fine, Scratches in the field, Flan flaw on edge.)"
This type was struck at Prague 1623-37 and at Kuttenberg (KM 349) and Joachimsthal (KM 350).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM 347, Dietiker 689. Herinek 722 a.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- 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.
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