Bohemia 1717 thaler Dav-1072

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1932

This specimen was lot 1932 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,965 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI., 1711-1740. Reichstaler 1717, Prag. Münzmeister Ferdinand Scharff. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 387, Osnabrück 2023, Nr. 808 und der Auktion H. D. Rauch 118, Wien 2024, Nr. 836. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, thaler of 1717, Prague mint. Very rare, attractive example with fine patina, about extremely fine.)"

The Prague mint struck thalers for Charles VI in several varieties in 1717, including KM 1497/Dav-1071 (the only one not very rare), KM 1498.1/Dav-1072 (shown here), KM 1498.2/Dav-1073 and KM 1499/Dav-1074 (for the mines).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28,68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1498.1 (listed under Bohemia), Dav-1072; Dietiker 1011; Halacka 1800 var.; Voglh. 262 VIII.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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