Bohemia 1579 thaler Dav-8079
This specimen was lot 4458 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,050 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1579, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Jirí Satný von Olivet. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +. (Austria, 1576-1612, thaler of 1579, Kuttenberg mint. Handsome patina, very fine or better.)"
This type is listed for 1578-1602; the issues of 1601-02 are catalogued as Dav-3023. The auction records show examples for nearly all the dates with none predominating. 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 28.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB255, Dav-8079; Dietiker 368; Halacka 366; Voglh. 101 I.
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- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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