Austria 1577 thaler Dav-8123

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10040

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10040 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $352. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1577. Graz Mint. Karl II (1564-90). Very scarce. Light scratches. VERY FINE." This type is listed in Davenport for 1576-79.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.7 g, silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-8123; Voglhuber-78/IV.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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