Austria 1637-VC thaler Dav-3091
This specimen was lot 4741 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1637, Wien. Mit Münzzeichen von Virgil Constanz van Vestenburg auf der Vorderseite. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1637, Vienna mint, with VC mintmark for Virgil Constanz on the obverse. Extremely rare, handsome patina, very fine or better.)"
This type was struck at Vienna 1625-38 and is common. This mintmark, a VC monogram in a circle, was used 1636-38.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29 g, silver, 41-42 mm diameter, this specimen 28,53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 599, Dav-3091; Herinek 401; Voglh. 154 X.
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- 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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