Austria 1609 2 thaler Dav-A3037

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4707

This specimen was lot 4707 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$15,133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Matthias, 1608-1612-1619. Dicker doppelter Reichstaler 1609, Wien. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, min. Glättungsspuren im Feld der Rückseite, fast vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Erworben 1952 aus der Sammlung H. Welek. (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, 1612-19, double thaler of 1609, Vienna mint. Extremely rare, handsome patina, minor smoothing on the reverse, about extremely fine.)"

Austrian double thalers for 1609 include KM 39/Dav-3027A (Kuttenberg), KM 105/Dav-3309, KM 106/Dav-A3307 (klippe), KM 107/Dav-A3037 (shown here) and KM 248/Dav-3031 (Ensisheim).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 57 g, silver, this specimen 58,34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 107, Dav-A3037; M. z. A. S. 95.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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