Austria 1624 thaler Dav-3330A

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Künker sale 423, lot 98

This specimen was lot 98 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,381 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Leopold V., 1619-1632. Reichstalerklippe 1624, Hall. Brustbild r. in geistlichem Ornat, zu den Seiten die geteilte Jahreszahl 16 - Z4//Gekröntes und verziertes, fünffeldiges Wappen (Ungarn, Böhmen / Österreich-Burgund, Alt-Österreich / Habsburg-Görz) mit Mittelschild (Tirol). Von größter Seltenheit. Nur wenige Exemplare bekannt. Henkelspur, Felder geglättet, sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Erzherzog Sigismund von Österreich, Auktion Adolph Hess, Luzern 14.11.1933, Nr. 359. Erworben von Sigmund Werkner. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Leopold V, 1619-32, klippe thaler of 1624, Hall mint. Obverse: bust right in bishop's robe, dividing the date; reverse: crowned five-fold arms of Hungary, Bohemia, Austria-Burgundy, old Austria and Gorizia with the escutcheon of Tyrol. Extremely rare. Only a few examples are known. Mount marks, smoothed fields, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1620-25 and is rare in klippe format. The SCWC lists numerous thalers for 1624: KM 257.1/Dav-3345, KM 257.2/Dav-3346, KM 264.5/Dav-3330, KM 453/Dav-3104, KM 455/Dav-A3123, KM 456/Dav-3078, KM 517.1/Dav-3144, KM 517.2/Dav-3146, KM 518/Dav-3146A, KM 519, KM 520/Dav-3104A, KM 521/Dav-3106, KM 522/Dav-3330A (shown here), KM 525.1/Dav-3092, KM 526/Dav-3123, KM 527/Dav-3080, KM 528/Dav-3081, KM 529/Dav-3085, KM 530/Dav-3086, KM 531/Dav-3087, KM 532/Dav-3083, KM 533/Dav-3084 and KM 534/Dav-3087A.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.5 g, 0.890 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 43,53 mm x 43,52 mm; 28,41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 522, Dav-3330A; M./T. -; Voglh. 176.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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