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[[Image:Austria 1570 gulden Sincona 4-5258.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 5258]]
 
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This specimen was lot 5258 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ÖSTERREICH Maximilian II. 1564-1576 Guldentaler 1570, Joachimsthal. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Hüftbild rechts, mit geschultertem Zepter und Reichsapfel worin die Wertzahl 60. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit gekröntem Wappen auf der Brust. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Austria]], Maximilian II, 1564-76, guldenthaler of 1570, Joachimsthal mint. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust, holding scepter and orb bearing the value "60"; reverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle with crowned arms on its breast. Very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a very early gulden, and is a product of the Joachimsthal mint in [[Bohemia]]. Davenport does not list it in his catalog of thalers as it is too light. The guldenthaler would soon be shortened to gulden and its weight slide from five-sixths to two-thirds of a thaler. Bohemia was added to the Hapsburg dominions in 1526.
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This specimen was lot 5258 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ÖSTERREICH Maximilian II. 1564-1576 Guldentaler 1570, Joachimsthal. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Hüftbild rechts, mit geschultertem Zepter und Reichsapfel worin die Wertzahl 60. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit gekröntem Wappen auf der Brust. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Austria]], Maximilian II, 1564-76, guldenthaler of 1570, Joachimsthal mint. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust, holding scepter and orb bearing the value "60"; reverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle with crowned arms on its breast. Very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a very early gulden, and was struck 1565-73 at the Joachimsthal mint in [[Bohemia]]. The guldenthaler would soon be shortened to gulden and its weight slide from five-sixths to two-thirds of a thaler. Bohemia was added to the Hapsburg dominions in 1526.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 24,35 g.
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''Specification:'' 24-24.5 g, silver, 38-39 mm diameter, this specimen 24,35 g.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Diet. 208. Dav-43.
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''Catalog reference:'' KM MB173, Diet. 208. Dav-43.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''  
 
* 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., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
 
* Davenport, John S., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
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* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.  
  
 
''Links to:''
 
''Links to:''
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* [[Bohemia 1560 thaler Dav-8047|1560 thaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1562 guldenthaler Dav-36|1562 guldenthaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1562 guldenthaler Dav-36|1562 guldenthaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
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* [[Bohemia 1560 thaler Dav-8047|1560 thaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
 
 
* [[Bohemia 1566 guldenthaler Dav-46|1566 guldenthaler, Prague mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1566 guldenthaler Dav-46|1566 guldenthaler, Prague mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1568 guldenthaler Dav-43|1568 guldenthaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1568 guldenthaler Dav-43|1568 guldenthaler, Joachimsthal mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1569 60 kreuzer Dav-52|1569 guldenthaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand]]
 
* [[Austria 1569 60 kreuzer Dav-52|1569 guldenthaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand]]
 
* [[Austria 1571 10 kreuzer|1571 "zehner" or 10 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Austria 1571 10 kreuzer|1571 "zehner" or 10 kreuzer]]
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* [[Bohemia 1571 guldenthaler Dav-44|1571 guldenthaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1572 guldenthaler Dav-52|1572 guldenthaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand]]
 
* [[Austria 1572 guldenthaler Dav-52|1572 guldenthaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1572 guldenthaler|1572 guldenthaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1572 guldenthaler|1572 guldenthaler, Kuttenberg mint]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 5 September 2025

Sincona sale 4, lot 5258

This specimen was lot 5258 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"ÖSTERREICH Maximilian II. 1564-1576 Guldentaler 1570, Joachimsthal. Gekröntes, geharnischtes Hüftbild rechts, mit geschultertem Zepter und Reichsapfel worin die Wertzahl 60. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit gekröntem Wappen auf der Brust. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Maximilian II, 1564-76, guldenthaler of 1570, Joachimsthal mint. Obverse: crowned, armored half-length bust, holding scepter and orb bearing the value "60"; reverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle with crowned arms on its breast. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This particular type is a very early gulden, and was struck 1565-73 at the Joachimsthal mint in Bohemia. The guldenthaler would soon be shortened to gulden and its weight slide from five-sixths to two-thirds of a thaler. Bohemia was added to the Hapsburg dominions in 1526.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 24-24.5 g, silver, 38-39 mm diameter, this specimen 24,35 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB173, Diet. 208. Dav-43.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

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