Bohemia 1712-IAP thaler Dav-1066

V.L. Nummus OG Floor Auction 20, lot 327

This specimen was lot 327 in V.L. Nummus OG Floor Auction 20 (Innsbruck, Austria, September 2022) where it realized €14,000 (about US$16,853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description noted, "Austria Holy Roman Empire (800/962 - 1806) Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711-1740) Taler 1712 Prague, finest certified by NGC. Ag. R NGC MS 62 TOP POP." This is one of the first thalers struck for Charles VI. It is rare. It is very similar to Dav-1067, which has the obverse legend "·SEMP·AV·".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.70 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1066; Dietiker 1006. Herinek 359, KM 659 (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.

Links to:

• (1711) quarter thaler, Hall mint
• 1711 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1711 thaler, Hall mint
• 1712-BW half thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1712 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1712-IAP thaler, Prague mint, "·SEMP·AV·"
• 1714 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1714 thaler, Prague mint
• Coins and currency dated 1712