Hungary 1593-KB thaler Dav-8066
This specimen was lot 34480 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Rudolf II Taler 1593-KB AU58 NGC, Kremnitz mint. A stunning example with an overly handsome graphite toning evenly dispersed throughout, very crisp devices for the type, and certainly a rare offering in such a splendid, near mint presentation." 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. As Dav-3013, it was struck until 1608.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-MB254, Dav-8066.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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