Austria 1676-IAN thaler Dav-3232

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Künker sale 406, lot 4545

This specimen was lot 4545 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,247 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1676 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1674 geändert), IAN, Graz. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 55 (6643582-004). Feine Patina, min. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1676, Graz mint, 1676/4 overdate. Graded NGC AU-55, fine patina, slight planchet flaws, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Graz 1671-78, 1682, 1684, 1687-88 and is common. Overdates are common from this mint. The accompanying double thaler (Dav-A3232) appears from time to time.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1272, Dav-3232; Voglh. 220 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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