Austria 1640 thaler Dav-3186

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Künker sale 406, lot 4523

This specimen was lot 4523 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand III. 1625-1637-1657. Reichstaler 1640, Graz. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Austria, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, thaler of 1640, Graz mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

Austrian thalers of 1640 include KM 840/Dav-3174, KM 881/Dav-3186 (shown here), KM 882/Dav-3175 and KM 883/Dav-3175A. This type was struck 1640 only and is somewhat scarce. The matching double thaler (Dav-A3186) appears occasionally.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 27.98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 881, Dav-3186; Voglh. 192 II.

Source:

  • 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 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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