Austria 1617 thaler Dav-3311

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7508

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7508 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $460. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1617. Graz Mint. Matthias II (1612-19). VERY FINE." This type was struck 1614-18 and is fairly scarce compared to the issues of the Hall mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Davenport-3311; KM 187.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

Link to:

• 1607 thaler, Hall mint
• 1616-CO thaler, Hall mnt
• 1617-CO thaler, Hall mint
• 1617-CO thaler, Hall mint
• 1617 thaler, Prague mint
• 1617 double thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1618-CO thaler, Hall mint
• 1618 thaler, Prague mint
• 1618 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1617
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