Austria 1612 thaler Dav-3009

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53603

This specimen was lot 53603 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Taler, 1612. Hall Mint. Rudolph II. NGC VF-25. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1611-12. It is fairly expensive altho this example realized only one fourth of the catalog value. Hall minted many thalers for various archdukes and those are fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-3009; KM-126.2.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

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