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[[Image:Austria S57-3177.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 57, lot 3177]]
 
[[Image:Austria S57-3177.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 57, lot 3177]]
  
This specimen was lot 3177 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 1/2 Taler 1640, Wien. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina.'' ([[Germany|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand III, 1637-57, half thaler of 1640, Vienna mint. Very rare, Extremely fine, Most attractive patina.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1637-49 and is the most common half thaler of this ruler.
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This specimen was lot 3177 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 1/2 Taler 1640, Wien. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina.'' ([[Germany|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand III, 1637-57, half thaler of 1640, Vienna mint. Very rare, Extremely fine, Most attractive patina.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1637-49 and is the most common half thaler of this ruler.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
  
 
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* [[Austria 1634 1/2 thaler|1634 half thaler, Vienna mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1636 1/4 thaler|1636 quarter thaler]]
 
* [[Austria 1636 1/4 thaler|1636 quarter thaler]]
* [[Austria 1639-Graz 2 thaler Dav-A3186|1639 double thaler, Graz mint]]
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* [[Austria 1639 2 thaler Dav-A3186|1639 double thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1641-Graz thaler Dav-3187|1641 thaler, Graz mint]]
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* [[Austria 1640 thaler Dav-3175|1640 thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1641/39-Graz 2 thaler Dav-A3186|1641 double thaler, Graz mint]]
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* [[Austria 1640 thaler Dav-3186|1640 thaler, Graz mint]]
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* [[Austria 1640/31 2 thaler Dav-A3109A|1640/31 double thaler, Graz mint, Ferdinand II]]
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* [[Austria 1640 2 thaler Dav-A3186|1640 double thaler, Graz mint, Ferdinand III]]
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* [[Bohemia 1640 2 ducats Fr-46c|1640 double ducat, Prague mint, bare bust]]
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* [[Austria 1640 5 ducats Fr-216|1640 5 ducats, Vienna mint]]
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* [[Bohemia 1640 10 ducats Fr-213|1640 10 ducats, Prague mint]]
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* [[Austria 1641 thaler Dav-3187|1641 thaler, Graz mint]]
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* [[Austria 1641/39 2 thaler Dav-A3186|1641 double thaler, Graz mint]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1640]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1640]]
 
* return to coins of [[Austria]]
 
* return to coins of [[Austria]]
  
 
[[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 54, 55, 56, 57]]
 
[[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 54, 55, 56, 57]]

Latest revision as of 13:07, 22 December 2025

Sincona sale 57, lot 3177

This specimen was lot 3177 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 1/2 Taler 1640, Wien. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Herrliche Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, half thaler of 1640, Vienna mint. Very rare, Extremely fine, Most attractive patina.)"

This type is listed for 1637-49 and is the most common half thaler of this ruler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 14.27 g.

Catalog reference: KM 839, Herinek 519.

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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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