Hungary 1577-KB 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3043 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €925 (about US$1,310 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maximilian II., 1564-1576. 1/2 Reichstaler 1577 KB, Kremnitz. Posthume Prägung. R Kl. Kratzer, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II, 1564-76, half thaler of 1577, Kremnitz mint, posthumous strike. Rare, hairlines, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1573-78 at Kremnitz (shown here) and Košice/Kassa (Slovakia). It is accompanied by a thaler (Dav-8059) and a quarter thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.41 g, 0.894 fine silver; this specimen is 14,02 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB222, Huszar 983 leicht var.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [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.
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