Hungary 1574-KB 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 4621 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €550 (about US$720 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Maximilian II. 1564-1576. 1/4 Reichstaler 1574, KB, Kremnitz. R Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II, 1564-76, quarter thaler of 1574, Kremnitz mint. Scarce, very fine.)"
The Hapsburg ruler styled himself king of Hungary but actually ruled only a slice near the Austrian border, the remainder being divided between the Ottoman Turks and the prince of Transylvania. This quarter thaler is accompanied by a thaler (Dav-8058) and a half thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6.92 g.
Catalog reference: Huszar 986.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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