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This specimen was lot 4737 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €420 (about US$578 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. 1/4 Reichstaler 1628, Wien. R Feine Patina, Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand II, 1618-37, quarter thaler of 1628, Vienna mint. Rare, fine patina, edge defects, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1627-36. Most Austrian quarter thalers are rare; this one is only scarce.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': 28-29 g, silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 7,05 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 672, Herinek 870 a/870.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Alsace (1627-30) 1/4 thaler|(1627-30) quarter thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
* [[Friedland 1628 3 kreuzer KM-12]]
* [[Austria 1628 1/2 thaler|1628 half thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Friedland 1628 thaler Dav-3443|Friedland 1628 thaler]]
* [[Bohemia 1628 thaler Dav-3143|1628 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Austria 1628 thaler Dav-3091|1628 thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1628 thaler Dav-3338|1628 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Alsace 1628 thaler Dav-3353|1628 thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
* [[Austria 1628 5 ducats Fr-153|1628 5 ducats, Breslau mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1628]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]

Austria 1628 1/4 thaler - Revision history

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