Bohemia 1573 thaler Dav-8060

Heritage sale 3089, lot 32287

This specimen was lot 32287 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Austria. Maximilian II Taler 1573 XF45 NGC, Budweis mint. A piece whose quality far exceeds the implication of the assigned grade, with a bold and defined strike and charmingly deep patina. Scarce in so fine a quality." This type was struck 1573-77 at the Budweis mint in Bohemia, where we have filed this coin. Similar thalers were struck at Prague (Dav-8055), Kuttenberg (Dav-8056), Joachimsthal (Dav-8057), Kremnitz (Dav-8058, -8059) and Kaschau (Dav-8061).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-8060.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.

Links to:

• 1573 quarter thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1573 guldenthaler, Hall mint
• 1573 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
• 1573 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1574-KB thaler
• 1575-KB thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1573