Austria 1626/5 2 thaler Dav-3107

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Künker sale 406, lot 4493

This specimen was lot 4493 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. Doppelter Reichstaler 1626 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1625 geändert), Graz. Feine Patina, sehr schön. (Austria, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, double thaler of 1626, Graz mint, 1626/5 overdate. Fine patina, very fine.)"

Austrian double thalers for 1626 include KM 607/Dav-3107 (shown here), KM 609.2/Dav-3336, KM 639/Dav-3331, KM 640/Dav-3331A, KM 641/Dav-3332, KM 642/Dav-A3334, KM 643/Dav-3333, KM 644/Dav-A3334 and KM A644. All known examples of this date are the 1626/5 overdate. This type was also struck in 1625 and 1632 and accompanied a triple thaler (Dav-A3107). It is expensive but not rare like the others.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 57.17 g.

Catalog reference: KM 607 (formerly KM 390), Dav-3107; Herinek 307.

Source:

  • 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 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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