Austria 1793-A thaler Dav-1178

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Künker sale 385, lot 3831

This specimen was lot 3831 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Franz II. 1792-1804. Konv.-Taler 1793, A, Wien. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Erworben 1996 bei der Firma M. Meister. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, 1792-1804, convention thaler of 1793, Vienna mint. Scarce, especially in this quality, fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1792-1804 and is common altho this is a scarce date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.02 g.

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

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]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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