Bohemia 1630 thaler Dav-3137

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Sincona sale 34, lot 4154

This specimen was lot 4154 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,187 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Taler 1630. Prag Münzmeister Benedikt Huebmer. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1630, Prague mint, mintmaster Benedikt Huebmer. Very rare, Very fine.)"

The SCWC lists this type of 1629-31 as common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.08 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3137; Dietiker 712. Donebauer 2225, KM 395 (listed under Bohemia with the incorrect photo).

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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