Austria 1609 thaler Dav-3037

Sincona sale 39, lot 3840

This specimen was lot 3840 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$720 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Matthias, (1608-)1612-1619 Taler 1609. Wien. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias I, 1612-19, thaler of 1609, Vienna mint. Very fine.)"

This product of the Vienna mint was struck 1609-10 and is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen: 28.33 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3037, KM 103.

Source:

• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1609 thaler, Graz mint, archduke Ferdinand
• 1609 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1609 thaler, Hall mint
• 1609 double thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1609 ducat, Vienna mint
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• Coins and currency dated 1609
• return to coins of Austria