Hungary 1602-KB thaler Dav-3013

Künker sale 406, lot 4464

This specimen was lot 4464 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €650 (about US$853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1602, KB, Kremnitz. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1602, Kremnitz mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Davenport lists this type for 1578-1600 as Dav-8066 and 1601-08 as Dav-3013.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB254, Dav-3013; Voglh. 100 IV.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1599-KB thaler
• 1601-KB half thaler
• 1601-KB thaler
• 1603-KB thaler
• 1603-NB thaler, Nagybánya mint
• 1603-NB ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1602