Austria 1702 thaler Dav-1001

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4797

This specimen was lot 4797 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €400 (about US$550 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1702, Wien. Hübsche Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Erworben 1959 von Dr. Waldemar Wruck, Berlin. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1702, Vienna mint. Handsome patina, small planchet defects, very fine or better.)"

This common type is listed for 1701-05.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.4 g, silver, 44 mm diameter, this specimen 28,80 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1413, Dav-1001; Voglh. 234 VIII; Herinek 601.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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