Hungary 1635-KB thaler Dav-3129
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This specimen was lot 4504 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, Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1635, KB, Kremnitz. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Austria, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1635, Kremnitz mint. Handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"
Hungary in 1635 was partitioned between the Austrians and the Turks and was not part of the Empire. This type was struck 1620-37 and is noted as common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 59, Dav-3129; Voglh. 142.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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.
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