Hungary 1583-KB thaler Dav-8066

Ponterio sale 177, lot 13019

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This specimen was lot 13019 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1583-KB. Kremnitz Mint. NGC MS-63. Rudolph II (1576-1612). Attractively toned." The Hapsburg ruler styled himself king of Hungary but actually ruled only a slice near the Austrian border, the remainder being divided between the Ottoman Turks and the prince of Transylvania. Davenport lists this type for 1578-1600 as Dav-8066 and 1601-08 as Dav-3013.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB254, Dav-8066, Voglhuber-100/type III; Huszar-1030.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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