Austria 1659 thaler Dav-3224
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This specimen was lot 4688 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,852 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1659, Wien. RR Hübsche Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1659, Vienna mint. Rare, handsome patina, edge defect, extremely fine.)"
This one year type is one of the first thalers minted for Leopold I.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.23 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1156, Dav-3224; Voglh. 234 II.
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- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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