Austria 1711-IMH thaler Dav-1014
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This specimen was lot 4749 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €500 (about US$654 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Josef I. 1705-1711. Reichstaler 1711, Wien. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, thaler of 1711, Vienna mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"
This type of 1710-11 is fairly common. The "IMH" engraver's initials are buried in a fold of the emperor's mantle.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.7 g, silver, 43-44 mm diameter, this specimen 28.78 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1505, Dav-1014; Voglh. 251 II.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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