Bohemia 1625 thaler Dav-3143

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Künker Auction 426, lot 3087

This specimen was lot 3087 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €825 (about US$1,168 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1625, Kuttenberg Münzmeister Sebastian Hölzl. R Hübsche Patina, min. Belagreste, winz. Kratzer, fast vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1625, Kuttenberg mint. Rare, handsome patina, slightly rough, hairlines, about extremely fine.)"

Bohemian thalers for 1625 include KM 354/Dav-3136 (Prague), KM 355/Dav-3143 (shown here), and KM 356/Dav-3141 (Joachimsthal). This type was struck 1623-37 and is fairly common. Other Hapsburg thalers of 1625 include KM 521/Dav-3106 (Hall), KM 525.2/Dav-3093 (St. Pölten), KM 525.3/Dav-3094 (St. Pölten), KM 525.4/Dav-3095 (St. Pölten), KM 525.5/Dav-3096 (St. Pölten), KM 526/Dav-3123 (St. Veit), KM 531/Dav-3087 (Vienna), KM 598/Dav-3088, KM 599/Dav-3091 (Vienna), KM 600/Dav-3019A.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 28,95 g.

Catalog reference: KM 355, Dav-3143; Dietiker 720; Voglh. 143 var; Halacka 798 var.

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]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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