Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3092

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1893

This specimen was lot 1893 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,691 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1624, St. Pölten. RR Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1624, St. Pölten mint. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1624 only and is quite scarce. For other thalers of 1624, see also KM 129.4/Dav-3154 (Breslau), KM 141/Dav-3165 (Neisse), KM 456/Dav-3078 (Vienna), KM 257.1/Dav-3345 (Ensisheim), KM 517.1/Dav-3144, KM 517.2/Dav-3146, KM 518/Dav-3146A, KM 519, KM 520/Dav-3104A, KM 521/Dav-3106 (Graz), KM 522/Dav-3330A (Hall), KM 526/Dav-3123 (St. Veit), KM 527/Dav-3080, KM 528/Dav-3081, KM 529/Dav-3085 (Vienna), KM 530/Dav-3086, KM 531/Dav-3087 (Vienna), KM 532/Dav-3083, KM 533/Dav-3084 (Vienna), KM 534/Dav-3087A.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, this specimen 29,00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 525.1, Dav-3092; Voglh. 152 I var.

Sources:

  • 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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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