Austria 1790-A thaler Dav-1173

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1271

This specimen was lot 1271 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,870 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Léopold II (1790-1792), AR Taler, 1790 A, Vienne. Droit: Tête l. à droite. Revers: Aigle impériale couronnée. Petites griffes au droit. Superbe. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold II (1790-92), silver thaler of 1790, Vienna mint. Obverse: laureate head to right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Small obverse scratches, extremely fine.)"

The SCWC lists this type from 1790-92 as rather scarce, verging on rare. Other 1790 thalers exist with the bust of Leopold's brother Joseph II.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28,10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2100, Jaeckel, 81; Her-34; Dav-1173.

Source:

  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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