Austria 1682-IAN 2 thaler Dav-A3232
This specimen was lot 4547 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Doppelter Reichstaler 1682 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1675 geändert), IAN, Graz. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, double thaler of 1682, 1682/75 overdate, Graz mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck at Graz 1670, 1675, 1678, 1682 and 1684 and is occasionally available. Overdates are common from this mint. The accompanying single thaler (Dav-3232) is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 57.21 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1268, Dav-A3232 or Dav-LS292; Herinek 567.
- 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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