Austria 1652 thaler Dav-3366
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This specimen was lot 4519 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, Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl, 1632-1662. Reichstaler 1652, Hall. RR Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Austria, archduke Ferdinand Charles, 1632-62, thaler of 1652, Hall mint. Very rare, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
Altho the Hall mint struck thalers throughout the seventeenth century, this style was struck 1652 only. Another thaler, KM 977/Dav-3183, was struck 1652-55 at Vienna.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.73 g.
Catalog reference: KM 932.2, Dav-3366; M./T. 505; Voglh. 185 II.
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- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [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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