Halberstadt 1629-CZ 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 827

This specimen was lot 827 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €650 (about US$876 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HALBERSTADT, BISTUM, Domkapitel. 1/2 Reichstaler 1629. Mit Arabesken in der rechten Wappenhälfte. R Sehr schön. (bishopric of Halberstadt, issued by the cathedral chapter, half thaler of 1629, with arabesques in the dexter arms. Scarce, very fine.)"

This type of 1628-29 is noted as the most available half thaler of this bishopric, which was annexed to Brandenburg in 1648. This specimen realized quadruple the catalog value.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 53, Besser/Brämer/Bürger 45.65 a.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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