Austria 1693 1/2 thaler

Künker sale 335, lot 4702

This specimen was lot 4702 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €700 (about US$916 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/2 Reichstaler 1693, Wien. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, half thaler of 1693, Vienna mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

This one year type is somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14.05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1368, Herinek 785.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1693 3 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1693 thaler, Hall mint
• 1693 thaler, Vienna mint
• Coins and currency dated 1693