Bohemia 1599 thaler Dav-8081

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Sincona sale 34, lot 4116

This specimen was lot 4116 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,425 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Rudolf II. 1576-1612 Taler 1599. Budweis Münzmeister Christ. Mattighofer. Selten. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1599, Budweis mint, mintmaster Christ. Mattighofer. Rare, Very fine.)"

Budweis, a rather obscure mint in Moravia, produced this type 1589-1600.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.51 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8081; Dietiker 380. Donebauer 1760.

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.

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