Bohemia 1625 thaler Dav-3141
This specimen was lot 4185 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,300 CHF (about US$2,730 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Taler 1625. Joachimsthal Münzmeister Gregor Steinmüller. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich. Schöne irisierende Tönung. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1625, Joachimsthal mint, mintmaster Gregor Steinmüller. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine, beautiful iridescent toning.)"
This type of 1623-32 is the most common thaler from Joachimsthal of the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.30 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3141; Dietiker 724. Donebauer 2298, KM 356 (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:
- 1624-BZ thaler, Breslau mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Neisse mint
- 1624 thaler, St.-Veit mint
- 1624 thaler, Hall mint
- 1624 thaler klippe, Hall mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, short bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, half-length bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, Ensisheim mint
- 1624 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624 thaler, Prague mint
- 1624 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
- 1624-B thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624-B HG thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624 thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1624 double thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 quarter thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 half thaler, Vienna mint
- 1625 thaler, Vienna mint, arms reverse
- 1625 thaler, Vienna mint, eagle reverse
- 1625-IIE thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1625 thaler, St. Pölten mint
- 1625 thaler, Graz mint
- 1625 thaler, Prague mint
- 1625 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
- 1625 10 ducats, Prague mint
- Coins and currency dated 1625