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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.  
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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,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.  
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* <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]]
* [[Bohemia 1547 1/2 thaler|1547 half thaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
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* [[Austria 1545 thaler Dav-8016|1545 thaler, Linz mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1554 thaler Dav-8046|1554 thaler]]
 
* [[Austria 1556 thaler Dav-8027|1556 thaler]]
 
 
* [[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]]

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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[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.

Source:

  • 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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