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[[Image:Austria S34-04148.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 34, lot 4148]]

This specimen was lot 4148 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 24,000 CHF (about US$28,490 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - [[Austria|AUSTRIA]]. Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Doppeltaler 1623. Prag Münzmeister Hans Suttner. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, double thaler of 1623, Prague mint, mintmaster Hans Suttner. Very rare, Very fine.)"</blockquote> This product of the Prague mint is noted for 1623, 1629-32 and is rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 58.29 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3135]]; Dietiker 733. Donebauer 2194, KM 360 (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 1616 2 thaler Dav-3062|1616 double thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1616-CO thaler Dav-3322|1616 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1616 thaler Dav-3071|1616 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1623 thaler Dav-3143|1623 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1623 thaler Dav-3141|1623 thaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1630 thaler Dav-3137|1630 thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1623]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]