Austria 1767-A ICSK thaler Dav-1161

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Künker sale 400, lot 382

This specimen was lot 382 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,433 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Josef II. 1765-1790. Konv.-Taler 1767, A/IC-SK, Wien. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 62 (6862143-011). Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, convention thaler of 1767, Vienna mint. Graded NGC MS62, very rare in this quality, choice example, superb patina, about uncirculated.)"

On the death of the emperor Francis I in 1765, his son Joseph II ascended the throne while his redoubtable mother Maria Theresia was still very much alive. This type was struck at Vienna 1765-71 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 2074.1; Dav-1161; Herinek 77.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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