Hungary 1584-KB thaler Dav-8066
This specimen was lot 3052 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €350 (about US$496 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II., 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1584 KB, Kremnitz. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1584, Kremnitz mint. Very fine.)"
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; this specimen is 28,25 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8066; Voglh. 100 III.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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