Austria 1626 thaler Dav-3108

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4735

This specimen was lot 4735 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1626, Graz. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, winz. Zainende, fast Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Jürgen und Erika Schmidt, Bovenden. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf 211, Osnabrück 2012, Nr. 2637. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1626, Graz mint. Choice example, superb patina, minor clip, about uncirculated.)"

This type was struck at Graz 1626-31. It is one of the more common issues from this mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, 44 mm diameter, this specimen 29,09 g.

Catalog reference: KM 628, Dav-3108; Voglh. 134 V 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, 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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