Bohemia 1588 thaler Dav-8079

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Künker Auction 426, lot 3053

This specimen was lot 3053 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €650 (about US$921 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II., 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1588, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Jirí Satný von Olivet. Feine Tönung, sehr schön +. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1588, Kuttenberg mint. Fine toning, 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: 28-29 g, silver, 40-41 mm diameter; this specimen is 28,72 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB255, Dav-8079; Dietiker 368; Halacka 366 var.; Voglh. 101 I leicht var.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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