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| − | This specimen was lot 1794 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, 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, Rare, especially in this condition, Extremely fine, Most attractively toned.)"</blockquote> The counts of Schlick 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. | + | This specimen was lot 1794 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, 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, 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. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 17 June 2024
This specimen was lot 1794 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$15,857 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"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. (Austrian states, county of Schlick, Rare, especially in this condition, Extremely fine, Most attractively toned.)"
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, Dav-3398.
- Craig, William D., 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.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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