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''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ||
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''Catalog reference'': Moser/Tursky 126. | ''Catalog reference'': Moser/Tursky 126. | ||
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| + | * [[Austria 1556 12 kreuzer|1556 12 kreuzer, Hall mint]] | ||
* [[Bohemia 1556 1/2 thaler|1556 half thaler, Joachimsthal mint]] | * [[Bohemia 1556 1/2 thaler|1556 half thaler, Joachimsthal mint]] | ||
* [[Austria 1556 thaler Dav-8027|1556 thaler, Hall mint]] | * [[Austria 1556 thaler Dav-8027|1556 thaler, Hall mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:09, 9 October 2025
This specimen was lot 1928 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$580 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564. 1/2 Taler zu 36 Kreuzer 1556, Hall. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Feine Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, half thaler of 36 kreuzer of 1556, Hall mint. Rare, Good Very Fine, Nicely toned.)"
This product of the Hall mint accompanies the common thalers (such as Dav-8027) of that mint. It was struck 1556-57.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.882 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 15.68 g.
Catalog reference: Moser/Tursky 126.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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