Austria 1792-A thaler Dav-1178

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Künker sale 400, lot 388

This specimen was lot 388 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,379 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Franz II. 1792-1804. Konv.-Taler 1792, A, Wien. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 58 (6862143-003). Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, 1792-1804, convention thaler of 1792, Vienna mint. Graded NGC AU58, very scarce, especially in this quality, choice example with fine patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1792-1804 while Francis II was Holy Roman Emperor. The type is common but some of the dates are scarce, including this one. The issues after 1800 are catalogued as Dav-3. Other Austrian thalers of 1792 featured griffins on the reverse (Dav-1176) or the Madonna (Dav-1177).

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 2158; Dav-1178; J. 109.

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, 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 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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