Olmutz 1705 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3496 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,350 CHF (about US$2,035 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Karl III. von Lothringen, 1695-1711. 1/2 Taler 1705, Kremsier. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Charles III of Lorraine, 1695-1711, half thaler of 1705, Kremsier mint. Rare, About Extremely Fine, Attractively toned.)"
This half thaler was struck 1703-07 and is scarce. This example realized almost six times the catalog value. Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 14.02 g.
Catalog reference: KM 350, Suchomel/Videman 568 (D/D).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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