Bohemia 1709-GE thaler Dav-1026

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Sincona sale 34, lot 4284

This specimen was lot 4284 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$772 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Joseph I. 1705-1711 Taler 1709. Prag Münzmeister Gregor Egerer. Selten. Vorzüglich. Henkelspur. Schöne alte Patina. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, thaler of 1709, Prague mint, mintmaster Gregor Egerer. Rare, Extremely fine, mount mark, handsome old toning.)"

This type of 1709-10 is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.70 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1026; Dietiker 948. Herinek 136, KM 643 (listed under Bohemia).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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