Austrian Netherlands 1761(a) kronenthaler Dav-1283

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 35255

This specimen was lot 35255 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS. Taler, 1761. Brussels Mint. Maria Theresa. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details." This type was struck in 1755-65 during the reign of Maria Theresia (Dav-1282) and Francis I (Dav-1283, shown here). It replaced the ducaton in 1755 but retained many stylistic features. During the reign of Joseph II, kronenthalers were struck all over the Hapsburg empire. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: 121,000 (including Dav-1282).

Specification: 29.44 g, 0.873 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1283; KM-22.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1753 ducaton
• 1757 kronenthaler, Antwerp mint, Maria Theresia
• 1760 kronenthaler, Brussels mint, Francis I
• 1761 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
• 1762 kronenthaler, Brussels mint, Maria Theresia
• 1762 kronenthaler, Brussels mint, Francis I
• Coins and currency dated 1761