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[[Image:Austria 1575 taler Sincona 6-1962.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 1962]]

This specimen was lot 1962 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,600 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR/ÖSTERREICH Maximilian II. 1564-1576. Taler 1575, Joachimstal. Münzmeister Jörg Geitzköfler. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Hüftbild rechts mit Zepter. Rv. Gekröntes Wappen auf gekröntem Doppeladler. Winz. Randschlag. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Austria]], Maximilian II, 1564-76, thaler of 1575, Joachimsthal mint, mintmaster Jörg Geitzköfler. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust to right, holding scepter; reverse: double headed eagle supports crowned arms. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a very early thaler; the joachimsthaler is the ancestor of our dollar. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver; this specimen is 28,82 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Diet. 236. Halacka 230. Voglh. 65 II. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8057]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1575 guldenthaler|1575 guldenthaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1575 thaler Dav-8122|1575 thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1575 thaler Dav-8056|1575 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Hungary 1575-KB thaler Dav-8059]]
* [[Austria 1577 thaler Dav-8123|1577 thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1575]]
* return to coins of [[Austria]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 5, 6]]