Austria 1526 12 kreuzer

Künker Auction 426, lot 3035

This specimen was lot 3035 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €125 (about US$ including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I., 1522-1558-1564. Pfundner 1526, Wien. Leichte Prägeschwäche, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1558-64, pfundner of 1526, Vienna mint. Lightly weakly struck, very fine.)"

One thaler was five pfundner in the early sixteenth century. Numista lists this type for 1520-27.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.6 g, silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 5,61 g.

Catalog reference: Markl 71.

Sources:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

Links:

• (1521-31) 6 kreuzer, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand
• (1531-48) quarter thaler, Vienna mint
• (1531-48) half thaler, Vienna mint
• (1531-48) thaler, Vienna mint
• Coins and currency dated 1526