Triton XIV, Lot: 1227. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUSTRIA, Schlick. Heinrich IV. Count, 1612-1650. AR Taler (44mm, 28.85 g, 12h). In the name of Emperor Ferdinand III. Plan (Planá) mint. Dated 1645. HENRICVS • SCHLI CK • COMES • A • PASSAN, St. Anna holding Christ child and Madonna; coat of arms within Order chain below; SAN NA across / FERDINAND : III : ROMI MP • SEMPER • AVGVSTVS, crowned double eagle facing, wings displayed; on breast, crowned coat of arms within Order chain. Donebauer 3819; Davenport 3408. Good VF, toned, fields chased.

From the HLT Collection.

More than a century after the counts of Schlick has lost the right to strike coinage at Joachimstal, this coin was struck by Heinrich IV, one of the counts of the family who remained loyal to the Holy Roman Emperor. His mint at Plan (modern day Planá in the Czech Republic), enjoyed local sources of silver and was given the right to strike coins in 1627. However, these issues, from both a technical and historical standpoint, were not nearly as important as the Joachimstal talers created a century before.