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This specimen was lot 2891 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$486 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 48-Kipper Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Rückseitenumschrift mit BVR-MO.MA. Sehr schön. Prägeschwäche.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand II, 1619-37, 48 kipper kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Very fine, Weakly struck.)"</blockquote> Kipper 48 kreuzer were struck at Brünn, Klagenfurt, Olmutz, St.-Veit, Vienna, Graz and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a two-thirds thaler, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.
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This specimen was lot 2891 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$486 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 48-Kipper Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Rückseitenumschrift mit BVR-MO.MA. Sehr schön. Prägeschwäche.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand II, 1619-37, 48 kipper kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Very fine, Weakly struck.)"</blockquote> Kipper 48 kreuzer were struck at Brünn, Klagenfurt, Olmutz, St.-Veit, Vienna, Graz and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a two-thirds thaler, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 13:22, 27 November 2024

Sincona sale 77, lot 2891

This specimen was lot 2891 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$486 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 48-Kipper Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Rückseitenumschrift mit BVR-MO.MA. Sehr schön. Prägeschwäche. (Austria, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, 48 kipper kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Very fine, Weakly struck.)"

Kipper 48 kreuzer were struck at Brünn, Klagenfurt, Olmutz, St.-Veit, Vienna, Graz and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a two-thirds thaler, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 48, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 9.22 g.

Catalog reference: KM 311, Herinek 862a var. KM 312, also listed for Brünn, is a klippe.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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