Bohemia 1616 2 thaler Dav-3062
This specimen was lot 4127 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 38,000 CHF (about US$45,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Matthias, 1612-1619 Doppeltaler 1616. Prag Münzmeister Benedikt Huebmer. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön. Alte Tönung. Leichte Schrötlingsmängel. (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, 1612-19, double thaler of 1616, Prague mint, mintmaster Benedikt Huebmer. Extremely rare, Very fine, old toning, slightly weak dies.)"
This product of the Prague mint is noted for 1615-19 and is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 58.12 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3062; Dietiker 536. Donebauer 1912, KM 184 (listed under Bohemia).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
Links to:
- 1611 double thaler, Prague mint
- 1610 thaler, Prague mint
- (1612-19) double thaler, Prague mint, three emperors, bust obverse
- (1612-19) double thaler, Prague mint
- 1616 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1616 thaler, Hall mint
- 1616 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
- 1616 klippe 2½ thaler, Prague mint, Matthias
- 1623 double thaler, Prague mint
- Coins and currency dated 1616