Eggenberg 1644 thaler Dav-3387
This specimen was lot 4861 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €16,000 (about US$20,938 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. DIE GEISTLICHKEIT IN DEN HABSBURGISCHEN ERBLANDEN, DIE ÖSTERREICHISCHEN STANDESHERREN, EGGENBERG, FÜRSTENTUM. Johann Anton, 1634-1649. Reichstaler 1644, Krummau. RR Feine Patina, kl. Prägeschwäche, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 71, Wien 2003, Nr. 3571. (Holy Roman Empire, principality of Eggenberg, John Anthony, 1634-49, thaler of 1644, Krummau mint. Rare, fine patina, slightly weakly struck, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1642-44.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.23 g.
Catalog reference: KM 25, Dav-3387; Donebauer 3312.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
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