Bohemia 1623 2 thaler Dav-3135

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Sincona sale 34, lot 4148

This specimen was lot 4148 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 24,000 CHF (about US$28,490 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Doppeltaler 1623. Prag Münzmeister Hans Suttner. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, double thaler of 1623, Prague mint, mintmaster Hans Suttner. Very rare, Very fine.)"

This product of the Prague mint is noted for 1623, 1629-32 and is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 58.29 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3135; Dietiker 733. Donebauer 2194, KM 360 (listed under Bohemia).

Source:

  • 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.

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