Austria 1820-M thaler Dav-7
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This specimen was lot 4163 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUSTRIA, Franz II. (I.), 1792-1835 Taler 1820 M. Mailand. Vorzüglich. (empire of Austria, Francis I, 1792-1835, thaler of 1820, Milan mint. Extremely fine.)"
This thaler was issued 1817-24 from six mints and is common. This one likely circulated in Lombardy-Venetia.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.97 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-7; Herinek 336, KM 2162.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 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, 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.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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