Schlick (1526) 1/4 thaler KM-MB18

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Sincona sale 87, lot 3054

This specimen was lot 3054 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Schlick, Grafschaft, Stephan, Burian, Hieronymus II., Mathias, Wolfgang, Heinrich III., Caspar, Laurenz, 1487-1528. 1/4 Taler o. J., Joachimsthal. Mit Titel Ludwigs II., König von Ungarn und Böhmen. Ausbeute der Joachimsthaler Gruben. Selten. Sehr schön. Gestopftes Loch. (county of Schlick, Stephan, Burian, Hieronymus II, Mathias, Wolfgang, Henry III, Caspar, Laurence, 1487-1528, undated quarter thaler, Joachimsthal mint, struck in the name of Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia, for the mines. Rare, Very fine, Plugged hole.)"

The counts of Schlick were the original proprietors of the mint at Joachimsthal, where the first "thalers" were struck. Minor coinage exists but is rare. This quarter thaler comes in two varieties: KM MB18 (arms at lower left, shown here) and KM MB19 (arms at bottom).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 6.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB18, Slg. Donebauer 3752.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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