View source for Trento 1739 1/2 soldo

[[Image:Austria S33-03108.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 33, lot 3108]]
[[Image:Brixen 1786.jpg|550px|thumb|this map of the bishopric of Brixen in 1786 shows the bishopric of Trient in the lower left corner]]

This specimen was lot 3108 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Karl VI. 1711-1740 1/2 Soldo 1739. Hall Für Trient. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, half soldo of 1739, struck in Hall for the Trentino. Very fine-extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The bishopric of Trent was a princely state in the Alps ruled by a Hapsburg client until it was annexed outright by Austria during the Napoleonic mediatizations. It fell to Italy after World War One but remains German-speaking. This half soldo is accompanied by a one soldo (KM 2).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.1 g, copper, this specimen 1.39 g.

''Catalog reference:'' M.T. 916, KM 1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Trento 1520 tallero Dav-8207]]
* [[Silesia 1739 thaler Dav-1098]]
* [[Trento 1776 donario]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1739]]
* return to coins of [[Austria]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]]