Austria 1728 thaler Dav-1054

Ponterio sale 155, lot 7093

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7093 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $437. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1728. Hall Mint. Lightly toned, nice strike. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED." The SCWC lists this type for 1724-34 and is among the more common thalers of emperor Charles VI. Similar coins were issued from Graz, Vienna (Dav-1037) and Breslau (Dav-1098).

Recorded mintage: 231,000.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-1617 (was KM-693), Dav-1054.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
• 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.
• Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.

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