Austria 1604 thaler Dav-3005
This specimen was lot 1550 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,504 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1604, Hall. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Kabinettstück. Herrliche Tönung, fast Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1604, Hall mint. Very scarce in this quality, cabinet piece, beautiful toning, about uncirculated.)"
This particular type is listed for 1602-05 and closely related types with the portrait of Rudolf II were struck at Hall, Vienna and Graz until his death in 1612. For 1604, these types included Dav-3002, Dav-3005B, Dav-3005C and Dav-3307A.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: M./T. 375; Voglh. 96 III, Dav-3005, KM 37.1.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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