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[[Image:Austria S26-03617Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 3617]] | [[Image:Austria S26-03617Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 3617]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3617 in Sincona sale 26 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3617 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$2,965 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564 Taler 1544. Kuttenberg. Selten. Sehr schön.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, thaler of 1544, Kuttenberg mint. Scarce, very fine.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a very early thaler; the joachimsthaler is the ancestor of our dollar. This type was struck 1543-57 with many varieties. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* 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>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8014]] Linz mint | * [[Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8014]] Linz mint | ||
* [[Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009]] Vienna mint | * [[Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009]] Vienna mint | ||
| + | * [[Bohemia (1541-42) thaler Dav-8039|(1541-42)-☘ thaler, Joachimsthal mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Austria 1545 thaler Dav-8016|1545 thaler, Linz mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Bohemia 1546 thaler Dav-8045|1546 thaler, Joachimsthal mint]] | ||
* [[Bohemia 1548 thaler Dav-8049|1548 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]] | * [[Bohemia 1548 thaler Dav-8049|1548 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1544]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1544]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:07, 3 June 2026
This specimen was lot 3617 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$2,965 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564 Taler 1544. Kuttenberg. Selten. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, thaler of 1544, Kuttenberg mint. Scarce, very fine.)"
This particular type is a very early thaler; the joachimsthaler is the ancestor of our dollar. This type was struck 1543-57 with many varieties.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 28.89 g.
Catalog reference: Dietiker 143; Dav-8048.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
Link to:
- (1531-48) quarter thaler, Vienna mint
- Austria (1531-48) 1/2 thaler, Vienna mint
- Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8014 Linz mint
- Austria (1531-48) thaler Dav-8009 Vienna mint
- (1541-42)-☘ thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1545 thaler, Linz mint
- 1546 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1548 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
- Coins and currency dated 1544
- return to coins of Austria