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[[Image:Schlick K335-4885.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4885. The date is written as "Z7" below the shield.]] | [[Image:Schlick K335-4885.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4885. The date is written as "Z7" below the shield.]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4885 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,235 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. DIE ÖSTERREICHISCHEN STANDESHERREN, SCHLICK, GRAFEN, Stephan, Burian, Heinrich, Hieronymus und Lorenz, 1505-1532. 1/2 Taler 1527, Joachimstal, mit Titel Ludwigs II. König von Ungarn und Böhmen. Ausbeute der Joachimstaler Gruben. Mit Münzzeichen Kreuz über Halbmond (Utz Gebhart). RR Feine Patina, kl. Randfehler, sehr schön.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], counts of Schlick, Stephen, Burian, Henry, Jerome and Laurence, 1505-32, half thaler of 1527, Joachimsthal mint, in the name of Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia, for the Joachimsthal mines. Rare, fine patina, rim defects, very fine.)"</blockquote> Altho the auctioneers attribute this to king Lajos II, the coin clearly states "FERDINAND·PRIM·DEI· GRA·REX·BOEMI+", i.e., the Hapsburg Ferdinand I, king of Hungary 1527-64 and Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64. | + | This specimen was lot 4885 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,235 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. DIE ÖSTERREICHISCHEN STANDESHERREN, SCHLICK, GRAFEN, Stephan, Burian, Heinrich, Hieronymus und Lorenz, 1505-1532. 1/2 Taler 1527, Joachimstal, mit Titel Ludwigs II. König von Ungarn und Böhmen. Ausbeute der Joachimstaler Gruben. Mit Münzzeichen Kreuz über Halbmond (Utz Gebhart). RR Feine Patina, kl. Randfehler, sehr schön.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], counts of Schlick, Stephen, Burian, Henry, Jerome and Laurence, 1505-32, half thaler of 1527, Joachimsthal mint, in the name of Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia, for the Joachimsthal mines. Rare, fine patina, rim defects, very fine.)"</blockquote> Altho the auctioneers attribute this to king Lajos II, the coin clearly states "FERDINAND·PRIM·DEI· GRA·REX·BOEMI+", i.e., the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand I, king of Hungary 1527-64 and Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64. |
In the mid-fifteenth century, large deposits of silver were discovered in the Alps and Carpathian mountains. At the same time, the screw press, originally invented to crush grapes, was adapted to minting, enabling the production of large coins. Thus the guldiner (later called the thaler) was born. The counts of Schlick were the original proprietors of the mint at Joachimsthal, where the first "thalers" were struck. | In the mid-fifteenth century, large deposits of silver were discovered in the Alps and Carpathian mountains. At the same time, the screw press, originally invented to crush grapes, was adapted to minting, enabling the production of large coins. Thus the guldiner (later called the thaler) was born. The counts of Schlick were the original proprietors of the mint at Joachimsthal, where the first "thalers" were struck. | ||
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* [[Schlick (1526) 1/4 thaler KM-MB18|(1526) quarter thaler, arms at lower left]] | * [[Schlick (1526) 1/4 thaler KM-MB18|(1526) quarter thaler, arms at lower left]] | ||
| + | * [[Schlick (1526) 1/2 thaler KM-MB13|(1526) half thaler, arms at lower left]] | ||
| + | * [[Schlick (15)26 1/2 thaler KM-MB21|(15)26 half thaler, Ludwig II]] | ||
* [[Schlick 1526 thaler Dav-8142|1526 thaler]] | * [[Schlick 1526 thaler Dav-8142|1526 thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Schlick (15)27 thaler Dav-8148|(15)27 thaler]] | ||
* [[Schlick (15)28 thaler Dav-8148|(15)28 thaler]] | * [[Schlick (15)28 thaler Dav-8148|(15)28 thaler]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1527]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1527]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 28 December 2025
This specimen was lot 4885 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,235 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. DIE ÖSTERREICHISCHEN STANDESHERREN, SCHLICK, GRAFEN, Stephan, Burian, Heinrich, Hieronymus und Lorenz, 1505-1532. 1/2 Taler 1527, Joachimstal, mit Titel Ludwigs II. König von Ungarn und Böhmen. Ausbeute der Joachimstaler Gruben. Mit Münzzeichen Kreuz über Halbmond (Utz Gebhart). RR Feine Patina, kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, counts of Schlick, Stephen, Burian, Henry, Jerome and Laurence, 1505-32, half thaler of 1527, Joachimsthal mint, in the name of Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia, for the Joachimsthal mines. Rare, fine patina, rim defects, very fine.)"
Altho the auctioneers attribute this to king Lajos II, the coin clearly states "FERDINAND·PRIM·DEI· GRA·REX·BOEMI+", i.e., the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand I, king of Hungary 1527-64 and Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64.
In the mid-fifteenth century, large deposits of silver were discovered in the Alps and Carpathian mountains. At the same time, the screw press, originally invented to crush grapes, was adapted to minting, enabling the production of large coins. Thus the guldiner (later called the thaler) was born. The counts of Schlick were the original proprietors of the mint at Joachimsthal, where the first "thalers" were struck.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,43 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB22, Donebauer unlisted.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [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.
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