Bohemia 1576 thaler Dav-8056
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This specimen was lot 3082 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$712 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Maximilian II. 1564-1576 Taler 1576. Kuttenberg. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II, 1564-76, thaler of 1576, Kuttenberg mint. Very fine.)"
Davenport lists this type for 1573-77. The Kuttenberg or Kutná Hora mint in Bohemia was an important producer of coin until it was wrecked during the Thirty Years War.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.93 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8056; Dietiker 244.
- 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, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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