Austria 1698 thaler Dav-3235
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This specimen was lot 3948 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Leopold I. 1657-1705 Taler 1698. Graz. Sehr schön. Henkelspur. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1698, Graz mint. Very fine. Mount mark.)"
Other Graz thalers included Dav-3233 issued 1690, Dav-3234 issued 1693. It seems unlikely that the emperor was ever called "the Hogmouth" to his face.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.39 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 619, KM 1348.3, Dav-3235.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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