Bohemia 1748 thaler Dav-1136

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Sincona sale 34, lot 4350

This specimen was lot 4350 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,018 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Maria Theresia, 1740-1780 Taler 1748. Prag. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thaler of 1748, Prague mint. Very fine.)"

This type of 1746-50 is somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.84 g.

Catalog reference: Dietiker 1078. Herinek 516. Eypeltauer 82. Dav-1136, KM 749 (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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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