Austria 1653 thaler Dav-3183
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This specimen was lot 4530 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €550 (about US$722 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand III. 1625-1637-1657. Reichstaler 1653, Wien. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, thaler of 1653, Vienna mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This thaler, which is fairly common, is listed in the SCWC for 1652-55.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.56 g.
Catalog reference: KM 977, Dav-3183; Voglh. 206 VI.
- 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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