Austria 1625-IIE thaler Dav-3093
This specimen was lot 1895 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,850 (about US$2,620 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1625, St. Pölten. RR Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1625, St. Pölten mint. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1625 only and is quite scarce. For other thalers of 1625, see also KM 356/Dav-3141 (Joachimsthal), KM 420/Dav-3136 (Prague), KM 521/Dav-3106 (Hall), KM 525.3/Dav-3094 (St. Pölten, similar design but without engraver's initials), KM 525.4/Dav-3095 (St. Pölten), KM 525.5/Dav-3096 (St. Pölten), KM 526/Dav-3123 (St. Veit), KM 531/Dav-3087 (Vienna), KM 598/Dav-3088, KM 599/Dav-3091, KM 600/Dav-3019A.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28-29 g, silver, this specimen 28,78 g.
Catalog reference: KM 525.2, Dav-3093; Voglh. 152 III.
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- [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.
Links:
- 1624-BZ thaler, Breslau mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Neisse 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, half-length bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Ensisheim mint
- 1624 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624 thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624-B thaler, Brünn mint
- 1624-B HG thaler, Brünn mint
- 1624 thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1624 double thaler, Vienna mint, ruffed bust
- 1624 double thaler, Vienna mint, sashed bust
- 1625 quarter thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 half thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 thaler, Graz mint
- 1625 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1625 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
- 1625 thaler, Prague mint
- 1625-Ʌ thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1625-✿ thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1625 thaler, Vienna mint, arms reverse
- 1625 thaler, Vienna mint, eagle reverse
- 1625 double thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 10 ducats, Prague mint
- Coins and currency dated 1625