View source for Schlick 1627-IC thaler Dav-3398

[[Image:Sincona90-1794.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1794]]

This specimen was lot 1794 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$15,857 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Schlick, Grafschaft, Heinrich IV. 1612-1650. Taler 1627, Plan. Mit dem Titel von Ferdinand II. Ausbeute der Joachimsthaler Gruben. Münzmeister Johann Candler. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina.'' ([[Austria]]n states, county of Schlick, Henry IV, 1612-50, thaler of 1627, Plan mint, struck in the name of Ferdinand II, for the Joachimsthal mines. Rare, especially in this condition, Extremely fine, Most attractively toned.)"</blockquote> 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 example realized eighteen times the catalog value.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.84 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 8.1, Slg. Donebauer 3796 var, Smetana/Jakymenkova C15a, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3398]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Schlick 1627-IC 3 kreuzer|1627-IC 3 kreuzer]]
* [[Schlick 1627-IC 1/4 thaler|1627-IC quarter thaler]]
* [[Schlick 1627-IC 1/2 thaler|1627-IC half thaler]]
* [[Schlick 1630 thaler Dav-3400|1630 thaler]]
* [[Schlick 1630 ducat Fr-116|1630 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1627]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]]