Austria 1621 thaler Dav-3102

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Künker Auction 426, lot 3082

This specimen was lot 3082 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €280 (about US$397 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1621, Graz. Variante mit der Jahreszahl auf der Rückseite. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1621, Graz mint, variety with the date on the reverse. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1620-21 and is fairly common. Other Austrian thalers for 1621 include Dav-3076 (Vienna), Dav-3100 (Graz), Dav-3102 (shown here), 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. Altho it is a one year type, this product of the Graz mint is only slightly scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 28,93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 337, Dav-3102; Voglh. 134 II var.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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