Austria 1712 thaler Dav-1035

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1928

This specimen was lot 1928 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €460 (about US$652 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI., 1711-1740. Reichstaler 1712, Wien. Winz. Kratzer, fast vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, thaler of 1712, Vienna mint. Light hairlines, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Vienna 1712-18 and is fairly common. According to the SCWC, this date should have initials MH, which we don't see on this example. Charles was the younger brother of Joseph I and was not expected to inherit the imperial throne. As such, he was put forward as the rival candidate of Philip V for the Spanish crown. His brother's unexpected death in 1711 made him the Holy Roman Emperor and his anti-French allies quickly lost interest in placing him on the Spanish throne.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.8 g, silver, this specimen 28,15 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1522, Dav-1035; Voglh. 267 I.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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