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[[Image:Austria S34-04127.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 34, lot 4127]]

This specimen was lot 4127 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 38,000 CHF (about US$45,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - [[Austria|AUSTRIA]]. Matthias, 1612-1619 Doppeltaler 1616. Prag Münzmeister Benedikt Huebmer. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön. Alte Tönung. Leichte Schrötlingsmängel.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, 1612-19, double thaler of 1616, Prague mint, mintmaster Benedikt Huebmer. Extremely rare, Very fine, old toning, slightly weak dies.)"</blockquote> This product of the Prague mint is noted for 1615-19 and is rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 58.12 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3062]]; Dietiker 536. Donebauer 1912, KM 184 (listed under [[Bohemia]]).

''[[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>Jürg Richter, ''Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

''Links to:''
* [[Bohemia 1611 2 thaler Dav-A3057|1611 double thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1610 thaler Dav-3019|1610 thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Bohemia (1612-19) 2 thaler Dav-B3063|(1612-19) double thaler, Prague mint, three emperors, bust obverse]]
* [[Bohemia (1612-19) 2 thaler Dav-3065|(1612-19) double thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1616 thaler Dav-3044|1616 thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1616-CO thaler Dav-3322|1616 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1616 thaler Dav-3071|1616 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1616 2-1/2 thaler|1616 klippe 2½ thaler, Prague mint, Matthias]]
* [[Bohemia 1623 2 thaler Dav-3135|1623 double thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1616]]

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