Schlick 1627-IC 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1796 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$470 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Schlick, Grafschaft, Heinrich IV. 1612-1650. 3 Kreuzer 1627, Plan. Mit dem Titel von Ferdinand II. Münzmeister Johann Candler. Sehr schön. (Austrian states, county of Schlick, Henry IV, 1612-50, Very fine.)"
The counts of Schlick in Bohemia were the original proprietors of the mint at Joachimsthal, where the first "thalers" were struck. However, by the seventeenth century the counts had long since lost the mine and only a few scarce pieces were struck. This type is listed in the SCWC for 1628-38.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1.66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 6 (unlisted date), Slg. Donebauer 3797.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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