Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3085
This specimen was lot 4147 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$831 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Taler 1624. Wien Münzmeister M. Fellner. Gutes sehr schön, Schöne alte Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1624, Vienna mint, mintmaster M. Fellner. Good very fine.)"
This one year type is scarce but not rare. Other Austrian thalers for 1624 include Dav-3104, -3078, -3106, -3123, -3144, -3146, -3146A, -3104A, -3330A, -3080, -3081, -3083, -3084, -3086, -3087, -3087A, -3092 and -3330.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.66 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3085; Voglh. 154/V, KM 529.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
Links to:
- 1624 10 kreuzer, Hall mint
- 1624 quarter thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 half thaler, Vienna mint, large ruffed collar
- 1624 half thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624 half thaler, Vienna mint, large ruffed collar
- 1624 half thaler, Prague mint
- 1624-BZ half thaler, Neisse mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Breslau mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Neisse mint
- 1624 thaler, Ensisheim mint
- 1624 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624 thaler, St.-Veit mint
- 1624 thaler, Hall mint
- 1624 thaler klippe, Hall mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, short bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624-B thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624-B HG thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624 thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1624 double thaler, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1624