Austria 1620 thaler Dav-3099
This specimen was lot 1355 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$244 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SAINT EMPIRE, Ferdinand II (1619-1637), AR Taler, 1620, Graz. Pour la Styrie. D/ B. couronné et cuirassé à d., le col fraisé. R/ Aigle impériale éployée, un grand écu sur la poitrine. Nettoyé. Trace de monture. Beau à Très Beau. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, silver thaler of 1620, Graz mint, struck for Styria. Obverse: crowned and armored bust right with ruffed collar; reverse: crowned imperial eagle with large arms on its breast. Cleaned, trace of mount mark, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at Graz 1620 only. It is not rare; there are numerous appearances in the auction record altho no U. S. firm seems to have offered it since 2009. The very similar Dav-3098, also struck in 1620, has oval arms on the reverse instead of squared arms.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 27,65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 263, Her. 411; Voglh. 134/I var.; Dav-3099.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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