Austria 1629 thaler Dav-3360
This specimen was lot 1170 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 16,000 CHF (about US$23,309 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. Taler 1629, Glatz oder St. Veit. Münzmeister Peter Hema. Geprägt als König von Ungarn und Böhmen. Geharnischte Büste des Königs mit breiter Halskrause, unten in der Umschrift das Münzmeisterzeichen. Rv. Gekröntes quadriertes Wappen Ungarn-Böhmen mit Österreich-Burgundischem Mittelschild, umgeben von der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Schrötlingsfehler und leicht gereinigt. Erworben für 69 Franken. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, thaler of 1629, Glatz or St. Veit mint, struck using his title of king of Hungary and Bohemia. Obverse: armored and ruffed bust right, minmaster's arms below; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of Hungary and Bohemia with the escutcheon of Austria-Hungary, order chain around. Very rare, Good Very Fine, Flan flaw and lightly cleaned.)"
In 1629, Ferdinand was not yet emperor but had already been crowned king of Bohemia and Hungary by his father, Ferdinand II. In the belief that these were struck in Glatz, the SCWC filed these under Bohemia; Numista says these were actually made 1629-31 in St. Veit in Carinthia. Several very similar thalers include Dav-3357, Dav-3357A and Dav-3361.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.76 g.
Catalog reference: KM 18 (listed under Bohemia), Herinek 30. Voglhuber 187/VI. Dav-3360.
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- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 107: The Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler Collection of Numismatic Rarities, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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