Austria 1774-IC SK thaler Dav-1116

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1268

This specimen was lot 1268 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €190 (about US$237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR Taler, 1774 IC-SK, Vienne. Droit: B. voilé et diad. à droite. Revers: Aigle impériale couronnée. Légères traces d'ajustage. Le droit nettoyé. Belle patine au revers. Très Beau/Superbe. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia (1740-80), silver thaler of 1774, Vienna mint. Obverse: veiled and diademed bust to right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Light adjustment marks, obverse cleaned, nice toning on the reverse, very fine to extremely fine.)"

On the death of Francis of Lorraine in 1765, his and Maria Theresia's son was crowned emperor Joseph II tho Maria Theresia remained the boss until her death in 1780. This type of 1772-79 is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28,03 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1866.1, Her-430; Eypeltauer, 190; Dav-1116.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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