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[[Image:Austria 1543 taler Sincona 6-1960.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 1960]] | [[Image:Austria 1543 taler Sincona 6-1960.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 1960]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1960 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR/ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand I., Erzherzog 1521, König 1531, Kaiser 1558-1564. Taler 1543, Linz. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Brustbild mit geschultertem Zepter nach links. Rv. Links blickender Adler mit Wappen auf der Brust. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand I, archduke 1521, king 1531, emperor 1558-64, thaler of 1543, Linz mint. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust to right, holding scepter; reverse: eagle, facing left, supports crowned arms. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a very early thaler; the joachimsthaler is the ancestor of our dollar. | + | This specimen was lot 1960 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR/ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand I., Erzherzog 1521, König 1531, Kaiser 1558-1564. Taler 1543, Linz. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Brustbild mit geschultertem Zepter nach links. Rv. Links blickender Adler mit Wappen auf der Brust. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand I, archduke 1521, king 1531, emperor 1558-64, thaler of 1543, Linz mint. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust to right, holding scepter; reverse: eagle, facing left, supports crowned arms. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This particular type, struck 1542-45 at Linz, is a very early thaler; the joachimsthaler is the ancestor of our dollar. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012. |
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* [[Austria 1518 guldiner Dav-8006|1518 guldiner]] | * [[Austria 1518 guldiner Dav-8006|1518 guldiner]] | ||
* [[Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009]] | * [[Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009]] | ||
| − | + | * [[Austria 1545 thaler Dav-8016|1545 thaler, Linz mint]] | |
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1543]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1543]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Austria]] | * return to coins of [[Austria]] | ||
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 5, 6]] | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 5, 6]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 3 June 2026
This specimen was lot 1960 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR/ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand I., Erzherzog 1521, König 1531, Kaiser 1558-1564. Taler 1543, Linz. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Brustbild mit geschultertem Zepter nach links. Rv. Links blickender Adler mit Wappen auf der Brust. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (Austria, Ferdinand I, archduke 1521, king 1531, emperor 1558-64, thaler of 1543, Linz mint. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust to right, holding scepter; reverse: eagle, facing left, supports crowned arms. Good very fine.)"
This particular type, struck 1542-45 at Linz, is a very early thaler; the joachimsthaler is the ancestor of our dollar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 28,74 g.
Catalog reference: Dimt 4.01, Dav-8016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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