Austria 1770-IC SK thaler Dav-1115

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2385

This specimen was lot 2385 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA: Maria Theresa, 1740-1780, AR thaler, 1770, initials IC-SK, a few light adjustment marks, tiny obverse field scratch, VF." This type was struck at Vienna 1767-72 and is common. It is a close relative of the famous "Maria Theresia" thaler first struck in Burgau in 1780.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1849 (formerly KM-1970), Dav-1115.

Source:

• 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1769-A IC-SK 30 kreuzer, Joseph II
• 1769-IC SK thaler, Vienna mint, older bust
• Eszterhazy 1770-IC SK thaler Dav-1187
• 1770-E double ducat, Joseph II
• 1771-F AS thaler, Joseph II
• 1774-IC SK thaler, Vienna mint
• Coins and currency dated 1770