Hungary 1589-KB thaler Dav-8066
This specimen was lot 4460 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1589, KB, Kremnitz. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Austria, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1589, Kremnitz mint. Handsome patina, extremely 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. It is much more common than the product of the Nagybánya mint (Dav-8067).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.40 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8066; Voglh. 100 III.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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