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¼ Thaler - Charles VI Prague
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1729-1730 |
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| Weight | 7.05 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, armored and draped bust of Emperor Charles VI facing right, occupying the central field. The legend runs around the periphery commencing at approximately 8 o'clock, with the fractional denomination indicated in the field. The portrait is rendered in the baroque imperial style characteristic of early 18th-century Habsburg coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1729 1730 - Overstrike 1730/1729 |
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Charles VI ruled Bohemia as Holy Roman Emperor but spent the final decade of his reign consumed by the Pragmatic Sanction — his dynastic instrument to secure Habsburg succession through his daughter Maria Theresa, which he spent years cajoling European powers to ratify. The Prague mint continued producing fractional silver throughout this period, though output was increasingly subordinated to the financial demands of the ongoing Ottoman wars and the costly War of the Polish Succession looming on the horizon.
The Herinek reference range spanning 1657–1740 reflects how broadly collectors have documented Prague mint varieties across this reign, with Diet#991 placing this piece within a tightly catalogued subseries.