Austria 1625 2 thaler Dav-A3087

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4730

This specimen was lot 4730 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,953 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Dicker doppelter Reichstaler 1625, Wien. Von größter Seltenheit. Leichte Bearbeitungsspuren im Rand, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, double thaler of 1625, Vienna mint. Extremely rare, tooling on edge, very fine.)"

Austrian double thalers for 1625 include KM 545/Dav-3082, KM 605/Dav-3105, KM 606/Dav-3105A, KM 607/Dav-3107 (Graz mint), KM 608/Dav-3107A (klippe), KM 610/Dav-A3087 (shown here) and KM 611/Dav-3090 (Vienna).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 57 g, silver, this specimen 55,53 g.

Catalog reference: KM 610, Dav-A 3087; Herinek 297.

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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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