Austria 1756 thaler Dav-1121

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Künker Auction 426, lot 3173

This specimen was lot 3173 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €270 (about US$382 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Konv.-Taler 1756, Hall. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thaler of 1756, Hall mint. Very fine.)"

Austrian thalers for 1756 include KM 1816/Dav-1121 (shown here), KM 1817/Dav-1112 (Vienna mint) and KM 2038/Dav-1153 (for Francis I). This type was struck 1754-65 and is common. After Francis' death in 1765, the thalers of Maria Theresia were revised to depict her with a veil.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27,99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1816, Dav-1121; Eypeltauer 79; M./T. 954.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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