Silesia 1650-GH thaler Dav-3219

Sincona sale 34, lot 4221

This specimen was lot 4221 in Sincona sale 34 (Zurich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,612 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand III. 1637-1657 Taler 1650. Breslau Münzmeister Georg Hübner. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, thaler of 1650, Breslau mint, mintmaster Georg Hübner. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

The SCWC lists this type of 1639-55 as rare. It mentions assayer's initials G-I for 1650, not G-H as is clearly visible here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.48 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3219; F.u.S. 350, KM 345.1 (listed under Silesia).

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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Links to:

• 1642-MI thaler, Breslau mint, Ferdinand III
• 1643 10 ducats, Breslau mint
• 1650 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1650-GH ducat
• 1650 10 ducats, Breslau mint
• Coins and currency dated 1650