Austria 1629 thaler Dav-3091

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1898

This specimen was lot 1898 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €600 (about US$850 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1629, Wien. Feine Tönung, sehr schön +. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1629, Vienna mint. Fine toning, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1625-38 and is common. For other thalers of 1629, see also KM 628/Dav-3108 (Graz), KM 699.3/Dav-3361 (Glatz), KM 714/Dav-3359A.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, this specimen 28,76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 599, Dav-3091; 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, 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.

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