Austria 1614 thaler Dav-3311

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1887

This specimen was lot 1887 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €480 (about US$680 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1614, Graz. Prägung als Erzherzog. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1614, Graz mint, struck while archduke. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1614 and 1617-18 and is rather scarce. For other thalers of 1614, see also KM 24/Dav-3314 (Klagenfurt), KM 169/Dav-3043 (Vienna), KM 188.1/Dav-3319 (Hall), KM 188.2/Dav-3320 (Hall).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, this specimen 27,90 g.

Catalog reference: KM 187, Dav-3311; Voglh. 123 IV.

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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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