Austria 1792-A thaler Dav-1173

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4903

This specimen was lot 4903 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold II., 1790-1792. Konv.-Taler 1792 A, Wien. R Hübsche Patina, winz. Randfehler, fast vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines sächsischen Naturwissenschaftlers. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold II, 1790-92, convention thaler of 1792, Vienna mint. Rare, handsome patina, minor edge defects, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1790-92.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 41 mm diameter, this specimen 27,97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2100, Dav-1173; J. 81.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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