Austria 1621 thaler Dav-3100
This specimen was lot 3851 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Taler 1621. Graz. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1621, Graz mint, Very fine.)"
Altho it is a one year type, this product of the Graz mint is only slightly scarce. Other Austrian thalers for 1621 include Dav-3076 (Vienna), Dav-3100 (shown here), Dav-3102 (Graz), Dav-3114 (Prague?), Dav-3115, Dav-3116 (Klagenfurt), Dav-3118, Dav-3119 (Klagenfurt), Dav-3120 (Klagenfurt), Dav-3121, Dav-3125 (Hall), Dav-A3125 (Hall), Dav-A3147, Dav-3328 (Hall), Dav-3329 (Hall), Dav-3330 and several double thalers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen: 28.71 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 415a. Dav-3100, KM 336.
- [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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
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- (1621) double thaler, Ensisheim mint
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- 1623 double thaler, Prague mint
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