Austria 1628 thaler Dav-3091

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4736

This specimen was lot 4736 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €320 (about US$440 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1628, Wien. Feine Patina, winz. Kerben im Rand, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1628, Vienna mint. Fine patina, rim nicks, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1625-38 and is one of the common thalers of the reign. Other Austrian thalers for 1628 include KM 354/Dav-3136 (Prague), KM 355/Dav-3143 (Kuttenberg), KM 356/Dav-3141 (Joachimsthal), Dav-3338 (Hall), KM 600/Dav-3091A (Vienna), KM 628/Dav-3108 (Graz), KM 678/Dav-3124 (St. Veit), KM 700/Dav-3148 and KM 267.4/Dav-3353 (Ensisheim).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 28,46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 599, Dav-3091; Herinek 391; Voglh. 154 IX.

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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