Hungary 1698-KB 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 4573 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$315 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/2 Reichstaler 1698, KB, Kremnitz. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, half thaler of 1698, Kremnitz mint. Handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"
Hungary in 1698 had been freshly reconquered by the Austrians from the Turks but was not part of the Empire. This type was struck 1690-99 and is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.21 g.
Catalog reference: KM 220, Herinek 848.
- 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, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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