Austria 1777-F VCS thaler Dav-1164
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This specimen was lot 3793 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €480 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Josef II. 1765-1790. Konv.-Taler 1777, F/VC-S, Hall. Patina, sehr schön +. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, convention thaler of 1777. Toned, choice very fine.)"
This thaler was struck at Hall for emperor Joseph II. Another thaler (Dav-1116) featured the veiled bust of the widowed Maria Theresia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.94 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2074.2, Dav-1164; Herinek 100; M./T. 1036.
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- 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 385: Absolutismus, Aufklärung und Französische Revolution im Spiegel von Münzen und Medaillen - Die Sammlung Bader, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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