Bohemia 1638 2 thaler Dav-3211
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This specimen was lot 4216 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 24,000 CHF (about US$28,489 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand III. 1637-1657 Doppeltaler 1638. Kuttenberg Münzmeister Daniel Kavka. Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. Etwas rissiger Schrötling. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, double thaler of 1638, Kuttenberg mint, mintmaster Daniel Kavka. Very rare, About extremely fine, a few obverse planchet cracks.)"
This issue is accompanied by a single thaler (Dav-3212).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 58.41 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-3211; Dietiker 815. Donebauer 2394, KM unlisted.
- 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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