Austria 1704 1/4 thaler KM-1416
This specimen was lot 4579 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/4 Reichstaler 1704, St. Veit. RR Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, quarter thaler of 1704, St. Veit mint. Very rare, handsome patina, very fine.)"
This issue of St. Veit is the only dated quarter thaler of the latter part of Leopold's reign. Another quarter thaler of St. Veit (KM 1415) features the emperor's bust inside a circle instead of the diamond shown here. Both are scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1416, Herinek 861.
- 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.
- [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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