Austria 1807-A thaler Dav-5
This specimen was lot 958 in Jean Elsen sale 126 (Brussels, September 2015), where it sold for €320 (about US$427 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUTRICHE, François Ier (1806-1835), AR Taler, 1807-A, Vienne. 1er type, au titre de Salzbourg et Wurzbourg. Rare Légère trace de bélière. (empire of Austria, Francis I (1806-35), silver taler of 1807, Vienna mint, first type with the titles of Würzburg and Salzburg. Rare, removed from jewelry.)"
This thaler was struck at Vienna 1806-09 and is the first type struck for Francis using his title of Austrian Emperor, which title he assumed in 1806.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Jaeckel 163; Herinek 60, Veselý 20, Dav-5, KM 2160.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 126, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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