Bohemia 1575 thaler Dav-8056

Sincona sale 34, lot 4054

This specimen was lot 4054 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Maximilian II. 1564-1576 Taler 1575. Kuttenberg Münzmeister G. Satny von Olivet mit Sam. Wodolinsky. Gutes sehr schön. Dunkle Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II, 1564-76, thaler of 1575, Kuttenberg mint, mintmaster G. Satny von Olivet and Sam Wodolinsky. Good very fine)"

Davenport lists this type for 1573-77.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.98 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8056; Dietiker 244. Donebauer 1305.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Links to:

• 1573 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1575 guldenthaler, Hall mint, horizontal ribs
• 1575 guldenthaler, Hall mint, vertical rows of rivets
• 1575 thaler, Graz mint
• 1575 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
• 1576 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1575