Olmutz 1740 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 3528 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 2,750 CHF (about US$4,145 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Jakob Ernst Graf von Liechtenstein-Castelcorn, 1738-1745. 1/2 Taler 1740, Kremsier. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. Minimaler Kratzer auf Avers. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Jakob Ernst Graf von Liechtenstein-Castelcorn, 1738-45, half thaler of 1740, Kremsier mint. Rare, About Uncirculated, Minimal scratch on obverse.)"
This type was struck 1739, 1740 and 1742 and is scarce. A similar thaler (Olmutz 1741 thaler Dav-1228|Dav-1228]]) also exists. This example realized eight times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 452.1, Suchomel/Videman 902 (A/A).
- 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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