Austria 1654-Hall 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 3889 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$300 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl, 1632-1662 Vierteltaler 1654. Hall. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand Charles, 1632-62, quarter thaler of 1654, Very fine.)"
This type was struck the one year only and was accompanied by a half thaler with the archduke's portrait.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen: 6.96 g.
Catalog reference: M/T 515, KM 982.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
Link to:
- 1632 quarter thaler, Hall mint
- 1654 half thaler, Hall mint
- 1654 thaler, Graz mint
- 1654 thaler, Hall mint
- (1654) double thaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand Charles, bare bust
- (1654) double thaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand Charles, crowned bust
- 1655 3 kreuzer, Graz mint
- Coins and currency dated 1654
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